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Takatoshi Ito

Takatoshi Ito

Writing for PS since 2010
26 commentaries

Takatoshi Ito, a former Japanese deputy vice minister of finance, is a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.

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  1. An Insolvency Iceberg?
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    An Insolvency Iceberg?

    Mar 28, 2023 Takatoshi Ito considers the risk that other banks will experience liquidity problems as interest rates continue to rise.

  2. The UN Must Not Be Powerless
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    The UN Must Not Be Powerless

    Feb 28, 2023 Takatoshi Ito sees no alternative to overhauling the cornerstone of global governance.

  3. Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma
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    Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma

    Jan 31, 2023 Takatoshi Ito explains why the country’s deficit-financed spending spree endangers its national security.

  4. Is the Bank of Japan Holstering Its Bazooka?
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    Is the Bank of Japan Holstering Its Bazooka?

    Dec 27, 2022 Takatoshi Ito thinks the central bank could be approaching a scenario that would allow for monetary-policy normalization.

  5. A Liz Truss Moment for Japan?
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    A Liz Truss Moment for Japan?

    Nov 21, 2022 Takatoshi Ito explains why the country's loose monetary and fiscal policies threaten future generations.

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    Tick TikTok Goes Globalization

    Kenneth Rogoff

    The bipartisan push to ban TikTok in the US reflects both the growing distrust of China and lawmakers’ limited understanding of the tech world. While there are legitimate national-security concerns associated with the platform, a US ban could end up accelerating deglobalization.

     thinks efforts to restrict American users’ access to the app are hypocritical and counterproductive.
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    To Reconstruct Turkey, Rebuild Its Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu & Cihat Tokgöz

    Turkey's massive death toll from the earthquakes in February attests to a much larger problem. From an overly powerful construction lobby and endemic corruption to the steady erosion of democratic institutions, it is clear that the country now needs a thorough political and economic transformation.

     think the country needs not just a new government but a broader economic and political transformation.
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    India’s Boom Is a Dangerous Myth

    Ashoka Mody dismantles the hype around a rosy economic narrative that is actually becoming bleaker by the day.
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    Halting the Authoritarian Drift

    Kaushik Basu considers the dynamics that lead political leaders down the road to tyranny, paranoia, and aggression.
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    Xi’s the Boss

    Nina L. Khrushcheva says the Chinese leader's recent visit to Moscow was intended, first and foremost, to show who is in charge.
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    Can “Cooperative Rivalry” Work?

    Jean Pisani-Ferry worries that America and China will be unable to find common ground on preserving the global commons.
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    The Fed’s Role in the Bank Failures

    Raghuram G. Rajan & Viral V. Acharya show how the US central bank's liquidity policies created the conditions for runs on uninsured deposits.
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    Policymakers Keep Solving the Wrong Banking Problem

    Andrés Velasco argues that recent market turmoil has revealed that the sector’s main vulnerability is unavoidable.
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    An Insolvency Iceberg?

    Takatoshi Ito considers the risk that other banks will experience liquidity problems as interest rates continue to rise.

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