Skip to main content
Access provided by

Marion Laboure

Marion Laboure

5 commentaries

Marion Laboure, a lecturer at Harvard University, is a senior economist at Deutsche Bank Research and the author of Democratizing Finance: The Radical Promise of Fintech (Harvard University Press, 2022).

Sort by: Show:
  1. What’s Next for Fintech?
    whatley15_Getty Images Sadik Demiroz/Getty Images

    What’s Next for Fintech?

    Mar 13, 2023 Johanna M. Costigan, et al. consider what recent developments will mean for the future of technological innovation in financial services.

  2. Marion Laboure on fintech, the crypto crash, stablecoins, and more
    GettyImages-1357889589

    Marion Laboure on fintech, the crypto crash, stablecoins, and more

    Jun 14, 2022 Marion Laboure puts the plummeting value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in perspective, considers how financial technologies can boost financial inclusion and reduce inequality, and highlights the vulnerabilities illustrated by the TerraUSD crash.

  3. Greening the Crypto Revolution
    op_laboure1_LARS HAGBERGAFP via Getty Images_cryptomining Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images

    Greening the Crypto Revolution

    May 6, 2022 Marion Laboure presents the options for decarbonizing a notoriously energy-intensive technology and global industry.

  4. The COVID-19 Cash Out
    laboure2_Feature ChinaBarcroft Media via Getty Images_wuhancoronavirusmoney Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

    The COVID-19 Cash Out

    Mar 19, 2020 Juergen Braunstein, et al. see the pandemic accelerating a shift toward digital payments – and away from pathogen-carrying banknotes.

  5. The Rise of Silicon China
    The employees in the lobby of the Office Building at Alibaba Wang He/Getty Images
    Free to read

    The Rise of Silicon China

    Apr 3, 2018 Marion Laboure, et al. explain how leading Chinese tech firms have quickly gained an edge in the field of artificial intelligence.

  1. The symbol of the Euro Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images
    0

    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
  2. benami208_FADEL SENNAAFP via Getty Images_israel palestine FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images
    2

    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

     rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
  3. buruma208_Patrick van KatwijkBSR AgencyGetty Images_wilders1 Patrick van KatwijkBSR AgencyGetty Images
    4

    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

     shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
  4. bp gaza Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
    2

    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.
  5. nkhan1_Allison JoyceGetty Images_bangladesh Allison Joyce/Getty Images
    1

    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
  6. khrushcheva173_MAXIM MARMURAFP via Getty Images_russian inmates MAXIM MARMUR/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Putin’s Killer Patriotism

    Nina L. Khrushcheva highlights the Kremlin’s growing dependence on violent criminals to fight its war in Ukraine.
  7. fofack21_EDUARDO SOTERASAFP via Getty Images_ethiopiawheat Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    The Technologies African Farmers Need

    Hippolyte Fofack urges policymakers to follow Ethiopia’s lead and invest in irrigation, mechanization, and fertilizers.
  8. hausmann105Gaston Brito MiserocchiGetty Images_lithium bolivia Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images
    0

    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.
  9. powell1_Michael JacobsArt in All of UsCorbis via Getty Images_EUflag Michael Jacobs/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images
    0

    Making European Strategic Autonomy Work

    Charles Powell, et al. assess the strengths and weaknesses of a major new policy and strategy blueprint.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.