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Niall Ferguson

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Niall Ferguson is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and Harvard University's Center for European Studies.

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More Keynesian than Keynes
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More Keynesian than Keynes

Jun 1, 2015 Niall Ferguson believes that it is Robert Skidelsky who is propagandizing in their debate over UK austerity.

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The Economic Consequences of Mr. Osborne
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The Economic Consequences of Mr. Osborne

May 19, 2015 Niall Ferguson rebuts the Keynesian argument that fiscal consolidation has damaged the UK economy.

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Rehab World
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Rehab World

Jan 8, 2014 Niall Ferguson poses seven questions for a global economy that should recover slowly in 2014.

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Civilizing the Marketplace of Ideas
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Civilizing the Marketplace of Ideas

Oct 14, 2013 Niall Ferguson on the perils of Paul Krugman

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Measuring Growth Democratically
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Measuring Growth Democratically

Kemal Derviş argues for a simple adjustment to weigh individuals as a share of population instead of income in GDP reports.

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Mapping the Digital Economy in 2020 PS OnPoint
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Mapping the Digital Economy in 2020

Chen Long & Michael Spence

Reaping the digital revolution’s benefits, and avoiding its pitfalls, will require the world to manage an unprecedented structural transformation for which it is woefully unprepared. A comprehensive investigation into the implications of the digital revolution is thus urgently needed.

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The ECB Needs a New Mandate
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The ECB Needs a New Mandate

Marcel Fratzscher urges the European Central Bank to broaden its definition of price stability – but only after shoring up its credibility.

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The Arab World Needs a Brexit Debate
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The Arab World Needs a Brexit Debate

Sami Mahroum hopes that the region's ongoing street protests will trigger a broader economic and political discussion.

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Presidents versus the Press
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Presidents versus the Press

Andrés Cañizález warns that attacks on news media in the US, Brazil, and Mexico resemble what happened in Venezuela.

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Restoring Central Banks’ Credibility
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Restoring Central Banks’ Credibility

Larry Hatheway examines how monetary policymakers can regain public confidence before the next recession arrives.

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Don’t Let Tariffs Break the Internet
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Don’t Let Tariffs Break the Internet

John W.H. Denton worries that a little-known moratorium on digital levies could soon be on the chopping block.

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Why Countries Should Tax Global Income
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Why Countries Should Tax Global Income

Ricardo Hausmann argues that in a world of free movement of capital, efficiency and fairness require taxing worldwide earnings.

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