Elias Papaioannou

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Elias Papaioannou is Professor of Economics and Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute of Business and Development at the London Business School.

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Clearing the Ground for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
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Clearing the Ground for Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Apr 11, 2019 Giorgio Chiovelli, et al. show that targeted demining efforts can yield far-reaching economic benefits in post-conflict zones.

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Mapmaking and Warmongering in Africa
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Mapmaking and Warmongering in Africa

Jun 29, 2016 Stelios Michalopoulos & Elias Papaioannou show how the colonial powers' partitioning of the continent has undermined its development.

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Greece’s Imperfect Imperative
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Greece’s Imperfect Imperative

Jul 21, 2015 Lucrezia Reichlin, et al. challenge the country’s leaders – and its creditors – to make the recent deal work.

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End “Extend and Pretend” With Greece
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End “Extend and Pretend” With Greece

Jun 15, 2015 Lucrezia Reichlin, et al. call on both sides in the debt negotiations to embrace a more realistic agenda.

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Impeachment and the Wider World

Carl Bildt

As with the proceedings against former US Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump is ultimately a domestic political issue that will be decided in the US Congress. But, unlike those earlier cases, the Ukraine scandal threatens to jam up the entire machinery of US foreign policy.

Making America Mediocre

Anne O. Krueger

America owes its economic strength to its private sector, which has long benefited from an absence of undue influence by politicians and the state. But under US President Donald Trump's administration, discretionary decisions by policymakers are increasingly giving some companies advantages over others.

Why Financial Markets’ New Exuberance Is Irrational

Nouriel Roubini

Owing to a recent easing of both Sino-American tensions and monetary policies, many investors seem to be betting on another era of expansion for the global economy. But they would do well to remember that the fundamental risks to growth remain, and are actually getting worse.