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Niels Thygesen

Niels Thygesen

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Niels Thygesen is Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Copenhagen, and was an independent member of the Delors Committee on Economic and Monetary Union in 1988 and 1989.

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  1. Rebuilding Euro Governance
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    Rebuilding Euro Governance

    Sep 23, 2010 Niels Thygesen

  2. An Agenda for Growth in Europe

    An Agenda for Growth in Europe

    Feb 23, 2006 Niels Thygesen

  3. Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

    Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

    Nov 30, 2004 Niels Thygesen

  4. The Transatlantic Blame Game

    The Transatlantic Blame Game

    Sep 4, 2003 Niels Thygesen

  5. The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

    The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

    Jan 25, 2002 Niels Thygesen

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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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