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Jürgen Stark

Jürgen Stark

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Jürgen Stark, a former member of the ECB Executive Board and Governing Council, is a former deputy governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank and honorary professor at the University of Tübingen.

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  1. Central Banks’ Day of Reckoning Is Here
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    Central Banks’ Day of Reckoning Is Here

    May 12, 2023 Jürgen Stark urges monetary policymakers to acknowledge and learn from their recent errors in order to regain public trust.

  2. The ECB's Existential Dilemma
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    The ECB's Existential Dilemma

    Jan 19, 2022 Jürgen Stark, et al. warn that the European Central Bank’s politicization will catch up to it in the new inflationary environment.

  3. The Eurozone’s Solidarity Fallacy
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    The Eurozone’s Solidarity Fallacy

    Dec 17, 2018 Jürgen Stark worries that introducing more joint-liability instruments will undermine the monetary union's stability.

  4. The Irresponsible ECB
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    The Irresponsible ECB

    Feb 19, 2018 Jürgen Stark argues that an exit from expansionary monetary policy is long overdue.

  5. The ECB’s Leap into the Unknown
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    The ECB’s Leap into the Unknown

    Oct 1, 2014 Jürgen Stark has sharp words for the European Central Bank's decision to double down on monetary stimulus.

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    The Gig Economy vs. America’s Workers

    Sandeep Vaheesan warns that proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts would legalize exploitative employment practices.
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    King Trump on Trial

    Richard K. Sherwin

    High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump’s New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

    explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.
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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

    details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.

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