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Niels Thygesen

Writing for PS since 2002
5 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Niels Thygesen is Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Copenhagen, and was an independent member of the Delors Committee on Economic and Monetary Union in 1988 and 1989.

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Rebuilding Euro Governance
Paul Lachine

Rebuilding Euro Governance

Sep 23, 2010 Niels Thygesen

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An Agenda for Growth in Europe

An Agenda for Growth in Europe

Feb 23, 2006 Niels Thygesen

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Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

Nov 30, 2004 Niels Thygesen

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The Transatlantic Blame Game

The Transatlantic Blame Game

Sep 4, 2003 Niels Thygesen

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The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

Jan 25, 2002 Niels Thygesen

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Reinforcing Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone

Reinforcing Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone

Dec 13, 2017 Niels Thygesen Niels Thygesen discusses how to fix Europe's Economic and Monetary Union.

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Niels Thygesen on Eurozone Fiscal Policy

Niels Thygesen on Eurozone Fiscal Policy

Nov 16, 2017 Niels Thygesen discusses the role of fiscal policy in managing the eurozone economies.

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Auschwitz in Jerusalem
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Auschwitz in Jerusalem

Mark Leonard worries that the Holocaust's universalist message is being reshaped for a nationalist age.

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The Next Big Development Challenge
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The Next Big Development Challenge

Arvind Subramanian & Josh Felman argue that emerging-market policymakers should not rely on Western approaches to reviving growth.

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How to Prevent the Japanification of East Asia’s Economies
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How to Prevent the Japanification of East Asia’s Economies

Lee Jong-Wha urges governments to enact sweeping structural reforms to avoid long-term economic stagnation.

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Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché?
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Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché?

Todd G. Buchholz thinks the right question is whether more goods and services are being delivered on time than in the past.

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Net-Zero at Davos Sustainability Now
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Net-Zero at Davos

Jules Kortenhorst hopes the global business community will heed the World Economic Forum's call to climate action.

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Teaching Old Markets New Tricks PS OnPoint
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Teaching Old Markets New Tricks

Preston McAfee & Simon Wilkie show how applied economics can be used to improve outcomes in everything from school matching to crowd control.

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How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win PS OnPoint
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How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win

George Soros

Open societies have not always needed defending in the determined way that they do today. But the tide turned against them after the 2008 global financial crisis, and, more than a decade later, the threat posed by authoritarian nationalism continues to rise.

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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession
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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession

Brahma Chellaney criticizes US President Donald Trump for perpetuating one of America's most self-defeating habits.

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