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Min Zhu

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Min Zhu, a former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Chair of the National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua University.

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  1. Innovation in the Pandemic Age
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    Innovation in the Pandemic Age

    Apr 20, 2020 Min Zhu describes how to harness human ingenuity in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus.

  2. The Right Way to Rebalance Trade
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    The Right Way to Rebalance Trade

    Jan 22, 2019 Min Zhu & Miao Yanliang show why China’s multilateral view is the only way to ensure sustainable long-term growth.

  3. The Secret to Emerging-Economy Immunity
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    The Secret to Emerging-Economy Immunity

    Sep 13, 2018 Min Zhu argues that export sophistication is the key to enabling countries to bounce back quickly from a crisis.

  4. Breaking the Oil Spell in 2017
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    Breaking the Oil Spell in 2017

    Jan 19, 2017 Min Zhu advises countries that are trying to diversify their economies to look at past success stories.

  5. The Global Economy’s New Path
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    The Global Economy’s New Path

    Jan 21, 2013 Min Zhu

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    Can America Escape Its Second Gilded Age?

    J. Bradford DeLong recalls how the country overcame a previous era of extreme income and wealth inequality.
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    Can Spain Show European Leadership?

    Ana Palacio

    In an era of geopolitical rebalancing, Europe needs a more cohesive stance in international forums, together with stronger strategic partnerships, to enhance its global influence. Spain can contribute to these goals when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU next month – if domestic politics do not get in the way.

    worries that a snap election will undermine the effectiveness of the country’s Council of the EU presidency.
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    The Modi Decade

    Shashi Tharoor assesses the sources of the Indian government's popularity, despite its mixed record over the last nine years.
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    The Fight Over EU Fiscal Reform

    Lucrezia Reichlin

    In April, the European Commission released an updated proposal for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact that includes more rigid debt “safeguards.” But the changes defeat the entire purpose of devising a new framework for member states’ fiscal policies.

    shows why the European Commission’s latest proposal, in contrast to its predecessor, solves nothing.
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    Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf implores wealthy donor countries to deliver on the promises they made at COP15 to protect natural capital.
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    Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics

    Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions.
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    New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions

    Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
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    Globalization’s Warring Narratives

    Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon.
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    The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

    Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.

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