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Gita Gopinath is Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

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  1. The Elusive Benefits of Flexible Exchange Rates
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    The Elusive Benefits of Flexible Exchange Rates

    Dec 4, 2017 Gita Gopinath challenges Milton Friedman's assertion that floating currencies should help ensure full employment.

  2. Trump’s Tax Plan and the Dollar
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    Trump’s Tax Plan and the Dollar

    Jan 3, 2017 Emmanuel Farhi, et al. do not expect corporate-tax cuts paired with tariffs to improve US competitiveness.

  3. Demonetization Dos and Don’ts
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    Demonetization Dos and Don’ts

    Nov 24, 2016 Gita Gopinath praises Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crackdown on “black money,” but questions his tactics.

  4. India’s Economy after Rajan
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    India’s Economy after Rajan

    Jun 22, 2016 Gita Gopinath laments the government's failure to retain a central-bank governor who inspired global confidence.

  5. India’s Investment Anemia
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    India’s Investment Anemia

    Jan 20, 2016 Gita Gopinath blames the Modi government for failing to launch the major reforms that the economy needs.

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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann

    By harnessing the capabilities of developing countries, we can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. This approach would not only advance crucial climate goals but also ensure that a larger share of the world’s population can enjoy the fruits of the clean-energy transition.

     shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie

    Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to mobilize the huge volume of financing that will be needed. International cooperation must be re-framed as a collective endeavor in which all countries benefit, contribute, and make investment decisions together.

     propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.
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    COP29 Must Deliver the Goods

    Ana Palacio hopes that geopolitical uncertainty will not thwart ambitious, credible climate-finance commitments.
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    Interspecies Money Is Here

    Nils Gilman & Mutesi Rusagara look beyond the first ever payments to animals and see a new model for human-wildlife economic collaboration.

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