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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 US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

    ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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