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William White is a former deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, a former head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements, and the former Chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee at the OECD.

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  1. Bad Financial Moon Rising
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    Bad Financial Moon Rising

    Oct 3, 2018 William White thinks high levels of debt and risk-taking bode ill at a time of monetary-policy tightening.

  2. The Dangerous Delusion of Price Stability
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    The Dangerous Delusion of Price Stability

    Dec 14, 2017 William White warns that the major central banks' easy-money monetary policies are creating new risks in the global economy.

  3. Overt Monetary Financing (OMF) and Crisis Management

    Overt Monetary Financing (OMF) and Crisis Management

    Jun 12, 2013 William White

  4. The Ultra-Easy Money Experiment
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    The Ultra-Easy Money Experiment

    Jun 12, 2013 William White on the need for some imagination when it comes to to policy prescriptions.

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    How to Settle the Great Chess Cheating Scandal

    Kenneth Rogoff explains how a suspiciously successful young upstart can prove that he is for real.
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    Why Deglobalization Makes US Inflation Worse

    Dambisa Moyo laments that today’s inflationary surge has not elicited a coordinated global response.
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    How to Tax Energy Companies’ Windfall Profits

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    Given the complexities of modern markets, economies, and legal regimes, new levies on energy companies will always run into implementation problems. To prevent supply shortages and other disastrous unintended consequences, policymakers must proceed with caution and coordinate across borders.

     consider the underappreciated difficulties of implementing new levies without creating unwanted side effects.
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    Is Putin in Peril?

    From alternate-reality annexations to fresh nuclear threats, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems more desperate than ever to project an image of strength after a string of battlefield defeats. As Ukrainian forces advance on Russian-occupied territories and hundreds of thousands of draft-age Russian men flee the Kremlin’s “partial mobilization,” we asked PS commentators to assess his prospects.

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    Liz Truss’s Backward Vision of the Future

    Diane Coyle argues that the new UK government will never cure what ails the British economy by living in the past.
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    The State Is Taking Back Energy

    Nick Butler sees increased government intervention in the sector as necessary but too often suboptimal.
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    The Stabilizing Effect of Inflation

    Daniel Gros explains why, despite the disruptions caused by monetary tightening, a financial crisis is unlikely.
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    Germany’s Emerging War Economy

    Dalia Marin outlines how the country can transform its economy and help Europe achieve strategic autonomy.
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    Japan’s Post-Abe Trust Crisis

    Akira Kawamoto explains how Fumio Kishida’s embattled government can regain public confidence and boost economic growth.

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