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Yu Yongding

Yu Yongding

Writing for PS since 2010
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Yu Yongding, a former president of the China Society of World Economics and director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, served on the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China from 2004 to 2006. 

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  1. A Good Year for China’s Economy
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    A Good Year for China’s Economy

    Feb 13, 2023 Yu Yongding envisions a strong growth rebound in 2023, fueled by optimal fiscal and monetary expansion.

  2. China's Exchange-Rate Challenge
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    China's Exchange-Rate Challenge

    Dec 20, 2022 Yu Yongding thinks the government should focus on growth in 2023 and let the market take care of the renminbi.

  3. China’s Fiscal Challenges
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    China’s Fiscal Challenges

    Oct 24, 2022 Yu Yongding highlights two barriers to the effective implementation of growth-enhancing infrastructure investment.

  4. The Importance of Asian Financial Cooperation
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    The Importance of Asian Financial Cooperation

    Aug 25, 2022 Yu Yongding makes the case for deeper regional engagement and market integration among the ASEAN+3 economies.

  5. America’s External Sustainability Is at Risk
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    America’s External Sustainability Is at Risk

    Jul 4, 2022 Yu Yongding worries that the United States’ long record of easily servicing its massive debts might be coming to an end.

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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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