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Håvard Halland

Håvard Halland

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Håvard Halland is a senior economist at the OECD Development Center. 

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  1. What the Paris Development Finance Summit Missed
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    What the Paris Development Finance Summit Missed

    Jul 10, 2023 Håvard Halland, et al. warn that the current reform agenda will not mobilize sufficient private capital for green investments.

  2. Development Banks Must Embrace Nuclear Energy
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    Development Banks Must Embrace Nuclear Energy

    Feb 28, 2023 Håvard Halland & Jessica Lovering urge multilateral lenders to abandon their hostility to an increasingly safe and affordable technology.

  3. Norway's Sovereign Duty
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    Norway's Sovereign Duty

    Sep 17, 2021 Christiana Figueres, et al. explain how the country's massive wealth fund can be used as a powerful tool to combat climate change.

  4. Where Are the Green Sovereign Funds?
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    Where Are the Green Sovereign Funds?

    Aug 9, 2021 Håvard Halland & Günther Thallinger lament that government asset managers are free riding on commitments made by the private financial sector.

  5. Disrupting Multilateral Climate Finance
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    Disrupting Multilateral Climate Finance

    Jan 10, 2019 Håvard Halland & Justin Yifu Lin propose a new global finance facility to attract more private capital for the fight against global warming.

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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

    Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure.
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    Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?

    Carsten Brosda proposes a strategy to defend the digital public square against manipulation and algorithmic distortion.
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    Central Banks in a Cashless World

    Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.
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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

    proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.

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