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Ludovic Subran is Chief Economist at Allianz.

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  1. To Fight Climate Change, End Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
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    To Fight Climate Change, End Fossil-Fuel Subsidies

    Feb 29, 2024 Günther Thallinger & Ludovic Subran urge policymakers to recognize the true costs of a policy that harms the planet and does not help the poor.

  2. Will Critical Minerals Get Their Own OPEC?
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    Will Critical Minerals Get Their Own OPEC?

    Aug 16, 2023 Ludovic Subran worries that the geographic concentration of crucial supplies lends itself to cartelization.

  3. How to Use Europe’s Excess Savings
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    How to Use Europe’s Excess Savings

    Jul 5, 2021 Ludovic Subran sees an opportunity for households’ cash buffers to finance long-term green and digital investments.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al.

    Nearly two months before his return to the White House, Donald Trump appears intent on pressuring Ukraine to accept territorial losses in exchange for ending the war. Although a quick resolution may seem appealing, forcing Ukraine to capitulate would merely embolden Russia and its Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean allies.

     warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel

    It is often said that a businessman like Donald Trump or Elon Musk will know how to put America’s fiscal house in order. But between Trump’s planned tax cuts and Musk’s absurd estimate of how much federal spending can be reduced, the smart money says they have no idea what they are doing.

     dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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