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William White is a former deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, a former head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements, and the former Chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee at the OECD.

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  1. Bad Financial Moon Rising
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    Bad Financial Moon Rising

    Oct 3, 2018 William White thinks high levels of debt and risk-taking bode ill at a time of monetary-policy tightening.

  2. The Dangerous Delusion of Price Stability
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    The Dangerous Delusion of Price Stability

    Dec 14, 2017 William White warns that the major central banks' easy-money monetary policies are creating new risks in the global economy.

  3. Overt Monetary Financing (OMF) and Crisis Management

    Overt Monetary Financing (OMF) and Crisis Management

    Jun 12, 2013 William White

  4. The Ultra-Easy Money Experiment
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    The Ultra-Easy Money Experiment

    Jun 12, 2013 William White on the need for some imagination when it comes to to policy prescriptions.

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    To Prosper, India Must Close Its Gender Employment Gap

    Kanika Mahajan urges policymakers to create an inclusive labor market by implementing business-friendly measures.
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    Stablecoins Can Defend the Dollar’s Global Status

    Paul Ryan prefers a payments system built by private industry in the US to one built by the People’s Bank of China.
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    Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future

    Fatih Birol & Ajay Mathur see the rapid growth of solar power as a promising sign of what is possible in the fight against climate change.
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    Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more

    Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more.
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    Why Do Countries Prosper?

    Antara Haldar considers what this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economic research gets right, and what it overlooks.
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    Made in America 2.0

    Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin foresee the US weathering the coming trade storm, thanks to its energy resources and innovation centers.
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    When the Left Goes Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller considers what drives some politicians to reverse their political allegiances.
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    The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies

    Hippolyte Fofack urges the Global North to focus on vulnerable countries’ need to invest in adaptation-related infrastructure.
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    Self-Managed Abortion Saves Lives

    Andrés Constantin & Katherine Mayall urge policymakers to remove the barriers preventing women from terminating unwanted pregnancies on their own.

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