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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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    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

    Huang Yiping

    China has built substantial production capacity in green-tech sectors like electric vehicles and solar panels, but has faced rising trade barriers in developed markets whose governments worry about anti-competitive "overcapacity." Fortunately, one hears no such complaints from the Global South.

    shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.
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    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.
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    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.
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    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.
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    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

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    The Big Picture

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    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
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    Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns

    Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative.
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    Kamala Harris’s Economic Priorities

    Nouriel Roubini considers what Kamala Harris’s economic agenda would entail, and how it compares to Donald Trump’s.

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