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Matthew Cummins

Writing for PS since 2012
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Matthew Cummins is an economist who has worked at the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, and the World Bank.

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The Insanity of Austerity
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The Insanity of Austerity

Oct 11, 2019 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins are alarmed by economic policymakers’ continued obsession with fiscal retrenchment at a time of slowing growth.

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The Austerity Pandemic
Tim Brinton

The Austerity Pandemic

Jun 14, 2013 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins on the economic reasons for political unrest.

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Recovery and Equality
Margaret Scott

Recovery and Equality

Jul 26, 2012 Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins

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Green Markets for Equitable Growth Sustainability Now
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Green Markets for Equitable Growth

Graciela Chichilnisky & Peter Bal advocate the revival of a global emissions-trading scheme like the one created by the Kyoto Protocol.

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Can Fernández Fix Argentina?
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Can Fernández Fix Argentina?

Leandro Mora Alfonsín explains why the incoming government will immediately find itself in an unenviable position.

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A Living Wage for Capitalism
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A Living Wage for Capitalism

Jim O'Neill

Higher nominal wages for low-paid workers can boost real earnings, increase consumer spending, and help make housing more affordable. And insofar as raising the minimum would increase companies’ wage bill, it would create a stronger incentive to replace labor with capital, which could lay the foundation for renewed productivity growth.

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A Green Industrialization Strategy for Africa Sustainability Now
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A Green Industrialization Strategy for Africa

Tariye Isoun Gbadegesin urges the continent's governments to leverage their “brown” industries to secure clean, sustainable growth.

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Missing the Big Picture on Poverty Reduction
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Missing the Big Picture on Poverty Reduction

Yuen Yuen Ang argues that the experience of China reinforces doubts about reliance on randomized controlled trials.

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Global Trade’s Bright (Green) Future Sustainability Now
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Global Trade’s Bright (Green) Future

Pascal Lamy reports on the progress made toward reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from the shipping industry.

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy

Daron Acemoglu

The fall of the Berlin Wall heralded not only the collapse of communism in Europe, but also the destruction of a broader – and far more constructive – social-democratic compact. To prevent a return to extremism and instability, that compact must be refashioned for the twenty-first century.

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The Digital Money Revolution
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The Digital Money Revolution

Huw van Steenis explains how policymakers should respond to the decline of cash and an explosion in new payment methods.

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