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Karen Macours

Karen Macours

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Karen Macours, professor at the Paris School of Economics, is Health Sector Co-Chair at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT.

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    Inflation in the Shadow of Debt

    John H. Cochrane

    History has shown that it is much easier to stay ahead of inflation than it is to play catch-up. By ignoring this basic truth, US policymakers are both missing a big opportunity and inviting economic disaster.

     questions whether the Federal Reserve could carry out a successful monetary stabilization if needed.
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    The Coming Food Fight

    The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hunger to spike, highlighting the need for radical reforms of the global food system to ensure its long-term resilience. But many fear that the United Nations Food Systems Summit on September 23 will entrench the current inequitable status quo instead of delivering real change.

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