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Kevin Gallagher: “The Time to Act is Now”: Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery In a new report, the Global Development Policy Center outlines an ambitious new proposal for comprehensive debt relief that includes the private sector and middle-income countries, in an effort to jump start a green and inclusive recovery from COVID-19.	Sun, Nov 15, 2020	BU Global Development Policy Center
Mark Sobel: Macroeconomics of Split US Election As of Friday morning, despite Joe Biden being up a convincing 4m votes in the presidential election, America – and the world – incredibly is anxiously awaiting the declaration of a winner, due to the inimitable electoral college.	Fri, Nov 6, 2020	OMFIF
Edwin M. Truman: Memo to Congress on why the United States should better Support International Financial Institutions Background: US foreign affairs programs underpin US soft (nonmilitary) power, which is in decline as these programs have been underfunded. In FY2020, the United States spent $57 billion on international programs, activities, and institutions.	Thu, Nov 5, 2020	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Mohamed El-Erian: A Divided Electorate Spells Trouble for the US Economy In the wake of the US presidential vote, there are three things that are clear at this stage that spell trouble for the US economy, and well beyond that.	Wed, Nov 4, 2020	Financial Times
Frank Vogl: The Unprecedented 2020 Bank and Fund Annual Meetings: Confronting Today’s Grave Double Crises The October 2020 annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were like none others.	Fri, Oct 30, 2020	Bretton Woods Committee
Dambisa Moyo : The Precarious Global Debt Picture A critical issue policymakers need to address urgently is the amount of debt plaguing the UK, the US and the global economy, and the impact the growing status of China as creditor to both the west and the developing world will have on that.	Wed, Oct 28, 2020	Financial Times
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner and Dr. Claudia Schmucker : EU Trade Policy Reform: Levelling the Playing Field in a New Geo-Economic Environment Today, trade policy is used more and more often to achieve geopolitical goals.	Tue, Oct 27, 2020	DGAP
Lawrence H. Summers and Natasha Sarin: Many Companies Pay Nothing in Taxes - The Public Has a Right to Know How they Pull it Off Corporations are increasingly recognizing the importance of being responsive not just to their shareholders but also to the interests of stakeholders, such as customers, employees and their communities.	Thu, Oct 22, 2020	The Washington Post
Yael Selfin: Chief Economist's Note: COVID-19 Could Herald a New Era of European Divergence A resurgence in COVID-19 infections has led to additional measures being announced across Europe in the past two weeks to contain the pandemic.	Wed, Oct 21, 2020	KPMG
Cristina Valencia and William R. Rhodes: Mind the Gap Latin America’s Covid-19 crisis demands a more ambitious response from governments and the international community.	Fri, Oct 16, 2020	Reuters Breakingviews