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Benedicta Marzinotto

Benedicta Marzinotto

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Benedicta Marzinotto, Lecturer in Economic Policy at the University of Udine, is Visiting Professor of EU Macroeconomic Policies and Governance at the College of Europe.

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  1. Rethinking the EU’s Fiscal Framework
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    Rethinking the EU’s Fiscal Framework

    Apr 14, 2021 Benedicta Marzinotto explains why the arguments for uniform budget rules in the eurozone have become less compelling.

  2. How Inequality Fueled the Euro Crisis
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    How Inequality Fueled the Euro Crisis

    Apr 9, 2018 Benedicta Marzinotto says the distribution of debt among income groups, not its overall level, determined the severity of the bust.

  3. A Turning Point for Europe
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    A Turning Point for Europe

    Apr 14, 2017 Benedicta Marzinotto surveys arguments by Project Syndicate commentators about the state of the EU on the eve of the French election – and sees hope for the future.

  4. The Eurozone is Still Vulnerable
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    The Eurozone is Still Vulnerable

    Mar 22, 2017 Benedicta Marzinotto proposes a solution to the perilous shortcomings of the authorities' response to the last crisis.

  5. Europe’s Pointless Deficit Targets?
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    Europe’s Pointless Deficit Targets?

    Jun 3, 2015 Benedicta Marzinotto urges the EU to drop deficit targets and focus on making sure its members debts are sustainable.

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    Maintaining Progress in a Post-American World

    Olivier Blanchard & Jean Pisani-Ferry identify four big global challenges that can still be tackled through “coalitions of the willing.”
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    America’s Grotesquely Mediocre Emperor

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    Is Caesarism – a term invented in the nineteenth century to describe Napoleon’s particular form of rule – a good analogy for understanding Donald Trump and his political project? Despite some striking parallels, the illusion that America’s president has created lacks any basis in genuine achievements.

    considers whether there is anything to lean from analogizing Donald Trump to Napoleon.
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    Trump and the Defense of Democracy in the Americas

    Jorge Heine attaches special importance to this month's Organization of American States leadership election.
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    Can Global Banking Rules Survive in a Fractured World?

    Howard Davies warns that changes in US foreign policy jeopardize efforts to create a common regulatory framework.
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    The Case Against European Rearmament

    Yanis Varoufakis

    If we truly want to strengthen Europe, the first step is not to rearm. It is to forge the democratic union without which stagnation will continue to erode Europe’s capacities, rendering it unable to rebuild what is left of Ukraine once Vladimir Putin is finished with it.

    argues that Europe's security depends above all on forging the democratic union that true strength requires.
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    What Trump 2.0 Means for Africa and Latin America

    Kenneth Rogoff highlights the far-reaching implications of the new administration’s move to slash foreign-aid funding.
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    Emerging Economies Must Get Rich Before They Get Old

    Anu Madgavkar & Marc Canal Noguer recommend policies that would mitigate the impact of increased longevity and declining birth rates.
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    Musk and DOGE Are Doing It Wrong

    Diane Coyle highlights the fundamental flaw in the Trump administration’s push to cut red tape and curb wasteful spending.
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    Who Will Lead the Democratic World?

    Ian Buruma thinks the onus of defending our political freedoms will be on two countries that once tried to destroy them.

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