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Jonathan D. Ostry

Jonathan D. Ostry

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Jonathan D. Ostry, Professor of the Practice of Economics at Georgetown University, is a research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research in London. He is a former deputy research director at the IMF, and previously led the team that produces the IMF’s flagship World Economic Outlook.

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  1. The Canary in the Inflation Coal Mine
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    The Canary in the Inflation Coal Mine

    Oct 5, 2022 Jonathan D. Ostry explains why central banks should pay much greater attention to shipping costs.

  2. The IMF Is Still Behind the Times on Capital Controls
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    The IMF Is Still Behind the Times on Capital Controls

    May 16, 2022 Joseph E. Stiglitz & Jonathan D. Ostry thinks the Fund’s revised policy framework is better than the previous one, but still flawed.

  3. Inclusive Growth or Else
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    Inclusive Growth or Else

    Feb 5, 2018 Sergei Guriev, et al. propose concrete steps to support more sustainable and broadly shared economic prosperity.

  4. Surviving the Great Capital Flood

    Surviving the Great Capital Flood

    Oct 9, 2007 Simon Johnson & Jonathan D. Ostry

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    Bridging the Climate-Development Gap

    Dani Rodrik & Ishac Diwan explain how to free up fiscal space for sustainable development in many low- and middle-income countries.
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    Lower Transaction Costs for Greater Innovation

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng highlight the link between access to global markets and investment in research and development.
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    Ashoka Mody on Indian corruption, growth, jobs, and more

    Ashoka Mody explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
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    Why India’s Women Are More Vulnerable to Disasters

    Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prarthna Agarwal Goel call attention to gender inequalities that exacerbate the effects of floods and other natural catastrophes.
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    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

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    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

    advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.

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