Domenico Lombardi

Writing for PS since 2013
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Domenico Lombardi is Director of the Global Economy Program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Canada.

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Modernizing the IMF
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Modernizing the IMF

Jul 8, 2015 Harold James & Domenico Lombardi argue that the renminbi belongs in the basket of currencies that determines the value of the SDR.

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China’s G-20 Moment
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China’s G-20 Moment

Feb 4, 2015 Yu Yongding & Domenico Lombardi spell out how the country's goals could be advanced by its coming G-20 presidency.

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The Global Consequences of Russia’s Isolation
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The Global Consequences of Russia’s Isolation

Jan 6, 2015 Harold James & Domenico Lombardi say that the country has little stake in existing global governance mechanisms.

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Ukraine’s Debt Dilemma
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Ukraine’s Debt Dilemma

Nov 12, 2014 Barry Eichengreen & Domenico Lombardi make the case for re-profiling, rather than restructuring, the country's sovereign bonds.

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What Enabled Bretton Woods?
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What Enabled Bretton Woods?

Jul 8, 2014 Harold James & Domenico Lombardi consider the factors that enabled the remaking of the international monetary system.

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Europe on a Geopolitical Fault Line

Ana Palacio

China has begun to build a parallel international order, centered on itself. If the European Union aids in its construction – even just by positioning itself on the fault line between China and the United States – it risks toppling key pillars of its own edifice and, eventually, collapsing altogether.

Is Economic Winter Coming?

Raghuram G. Rajan

Now that the old rules governing macroeconomic cycles no longer seem to apply, it remains to be seen what might cause the next recession in the United States. But if recent history is our guide, the biggest threat stems not from the US Federal Reserve or any one sector of the economy, but rather from the White House.

Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations?

Barry Eichengreen

Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all: popular unrest. While skeptics would contend that widespread protest against the regime and its policies is unlikely, events elsewhere suggest that China is not immune.