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Wolfgang Schäuble

Wolfgang Schäuble

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Wolfgang Schäuble, a former German finance minister (2009-17) and minister of the interior (1989-91 and 2005-09), is President of the German Bundestag.

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  4. IMF Annual Meeting 2020
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    The Economic Anti-Consensus

    The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are forcing policymakers and citizens alike to rethink some basic assumptions about economic behavior. Not surprisingly, this has put economists in the cross-hairs, as a growing chorus – within and outside the discipline – challenges longstanding orthodoxies.

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    Japan's Delta Desperation

    Takatoshi Ito

    When he succeeded Shinzo Abe last year, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was hoping to parlay a general election victory into his own re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. But despite a generally successful Olympic Games, a pandemic surge and his own inaction have derailed Suga's plan.

     says the surge in COVID-19 cases and a struggling economy have left the government in electoral dire straits.
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