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Daniel Gros

Daniel Gros

Writing for PS since 2005
184 commentaries

Daniel Gros is Director of the Institute for European Policy-Making at Bocconi University.

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  1. Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge
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    Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge

    May 10, 2024 Daniel Gros highlights the security risks raised by the prolonged decline of the EU’s relative economic power.

  2. The Hidden Costs of “Slowbalization”
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    The Hidden Costs of “Slowbalization”

    Apr 9, 2024 Daniel Gros explains why countries that engage in discriminatory practices end up paying the price.

  3. Japan’s Self-Inflicted Decline
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    Japan’s Self-Inflicted Decline

    Mar 6, 2024 Daniel Gros thinks the deterioration of the Japanese consumer-electronics industry carries important lessons for Europe.

  4. Central Banks’ 2% Inflation Target Is Not the Finish Line
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    Central Banks’ 2% Inflation Target Is Not the Finish Line

    Feb 13, 2024 Daniel Gros argues that the goal of monetary policy should be to get workers and producers to forget about inflation.

  5. Western Chip Subsidies Will Benefit China
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    Western Chip Subsidies Will Benefit China

    Jan 9, 2024 Daniel Gros considers the merits of US and EU programs to support domestic microchip production.

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    The “Billions to Trillions” Charade

    Jayati Ghosh explains why using development banks' resources to incentivize private-sector finance is unlikely to succeed.
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    Leveraging Islamic Finance for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

    Muhammad Al Jasser shows how a hybrid financing model could help fund desperately needed projects in the developing world.
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    Adekeye Adebajo on the Non-Aligned Movement, United Nations peacekeeping, African institution-building, and more

    Adekeye Adebajo argues that Israel’s war in Gaza is accelerating the trend toward global apartheid, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping missions, criticizes the militarization of US engagement with Africa, and more.
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    Europe’s Non-European Elections

    Alberto Alemanno highlights structural flaws that impede the European Union’s ability to address its current and future challenges.
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    A Turning Point for Clean Cooking

    Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak & Joseph Nganga

    The models are in place to achieve clean cooking for all, which would have enormous benefits for the climate, health, and gender equality. Now rich-country governments, the private sector, and international organizations must agree to provide the necessary funding at this week’s IEA Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa.

    urge global leaders to provide the financing to end a practice with dire effects for health and the climate.
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    Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China – and Shouldn’t Try

    Qiyuan Xu argues that high capital outflows – largely a result of US policy – have resulted in an undervalued renminbi.
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    The Dilemmas of the Dollar

    Barry Eichengreen

    The dollar's strength, particularly against major Asian currencies, has triggered a wave of skittishness in financial markets. Can anything be done to stem the greenback's rise, and even if something can be done, should it?

    asks whether anything can or should be done about the greenback's strength, especially against Asian currencies.
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    Clean Cooking Advances Women’s Empowerment

    Rachel Ruto outlines a gender-based strategy for improving energy access and reducing air pollution in Africa.
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    There Can Be No Business as Usual for European Industry

    Judith Kirton-Darling urges EU leaders to make a renewed Green Deal, backed by competitiveness-bolstering initiatives, a top priority.

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