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The world needs an effective International Monetary Fund. Countries have become hugely indebted following the Covid-19 pandemic, and the risk of new shocks grows as the world warms and new pathogens...

Viral V. AcharyaThe recent bank collapses in the United States seem to have an obvious cause. Ninety percent of the deposits at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank were uninsured, and...

War is horrific, no matter how it is waged. Nevertheless, Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, with its scenes of Ukrainian civilians being murdered or driven from their homes, undoubtedly had to...

Smart economic policymaking invariably requires trading off some pain today for greater future gains. But this is a difficult proposition politically, especially in democracies.It is always easier for...