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Willem H. Buiter

Willem H. Buiter

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Willem H. Buiter, a former chief economist at Citibank and former member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, is an independent economic adviser.

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  1. Price Stability vs. Financial Stability?
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    Price Stability vs. Financial Stability?

    Mar 20, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.

  2. Eliminate the Debt Ceiling
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    Eliminate the Debt Ceiling

    Jan 31, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks the US Constitution and common sense argue for a de facto abolition of the cap.

  3. Secular Stagnation, Not Secular Stagflation
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    Secular Stagnation, Not Secular Stagflation

    Jan 6, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks it remains well within monetary policymakers' power to rein in price growth, if not boost GDP growth.

  4. Too Much Gloom and Doom?
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    Too Much Gloom and Doom?

    Dec 12, 2022 Willem H. Buiter doubts that most major economies are heading into outright recessions and accompanying financial crises.

  5. The Bank of England’s Imperfect Intervention
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    The Bank of England’s Imperfect Intervention

    Oct 22, 2022 Willem H. Buiter & Anne C. Sibert identify unforced errors in the central bank’s latest emergency bond-market intervention.

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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
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    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
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    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

     navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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