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Simon Tilford

Writing for PS since 2011
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Simon Tilford is Chief Economist at the Institute for Global Change.

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The Free-Market Case Against Tax Competition
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The Free-Market Case Against Tax Competition

Sep 17, 2018 Simon Tilford argues that the global race to cut corporate tax rates is fueling monopoly and undermining innovation.

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Overcoming the Poisonous Politics of Protectionism
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Overcoming the Poisonous Politics of Protectionism

Jul 29, 2016 Simon Tilford examines how Barry Eichengreen, Joseph Stiglitz, Laura Tyson, and other Project Syndicate contributors address the anti-trade sentiment roiling advanced economies.

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The Pain in Spain

The Pain in Spain

Oct 28, 2015 Simon Tilford is highly skeptical about the drivers – and sustainability – of the country's economic recovery.

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Can Draghi Be Believed?
Paul Lachine

Can Draghi Be Believed?

Sep 3, 2012 Simon Tilford

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Eurozone Chutzpah and the IMF
Chris Van Es

Eurozone Chutzpah and the IMF

Apr 11, 2012 Simon Tilford

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Germany Can Reduce Its External Surplus
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Germany Can Reduce Its External Surplus

Dalia Marin rebuts a government report that concluded earlier this year that no policy tools are available.

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Abolish the Billionaires? PS OnPoint
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Abolish the Billionaires?

Edoardo Campanella reviews three recent books analyzing how tax policies might be used to rein in rampant inequality.

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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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