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A dynamic and cyclical approach to the global economy

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From Today to Tomorrow – January 14 – The matter of public debt

  • 14 January 2021
  • News & Chronicles

Philippe Waechter

Swiftly expanding public debt to support macroeconomic adjustment is entirely warranted to tackle the pandemic, and this process is facilitated by mammoth intervention from the central banks. Meanwhile, low interest…

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  • inflation rate
  • Interest Rates
  • Public Debt
  • Public Finance Sustainability
  • 178 views

From Today to Tomorrow – January 11 – Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year in 2021 – Forthcoming trends

  • 11 January 2021
  • News & Chronicles

Philippe Waechter

I wish you all a very happy and healthy new year. May you and your loved ones start the year ahead in the best possible circumstances. This year is set…

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  • Income Inequalities
  • Polarization of the World
  • Public Debt
  • Sustainable growth
  • Technological Leadership
  • 232 views

From Yesterday to Today – October 15 – Public debt – A new problem

  • 15 October 2020
  • Actus & Chroniques

Philippe Waechter

Public debt would be at its highest in 2021, higher than at the end of World War II. Growth will not make it possible to reduce the ratio of public…

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  • Central Banks
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Public Debt
  • 382 views

Public Debt, Climate Change, and Future Generations

  • 12 August 2019
  • Politics & Society

Philippe Waechter

I look forward to the day my grandchildren ask me “Why didn’t you invest when interest rates were negative? It could have limited global warming as we burn today. ”…

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  • Climate Change
  • Interest Rates
  • Public Debt
  • 232 views

Public debt and interest rate

  • 7 January 2019
  • Economy

Philippe Waechter

Bottom line: the cost of public debt may be substantially smaller than current consensus. Therefore austerity policy is never the answer as it is too costly Olivier Blanchard presidential address…

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  • Growth
  • Interest Rates
  • Public Debt
  • 369 views

The agreement between the European commission and the Italian government is a bluff

  • 19 December 2018
  • European Commission

Philippe Waechter

Despite the agreement between the Italian government and the European Commission, the question of the Italian public debt sustainability is not solved. The marginal move from the government (reducing its…

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  • Budget Deficit
  • Public Debt
  • 445 views

Three points on Italy, its budget and the European Commission

  • 25 October 2018
  • European Commission

Philippe Waechter

The European Commission has just told Italy to revise its 2019 budget plan: the deficit does not look excessive (2.4%), but the figure is deemed to be fragile as growth…

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  • Budget
  • Public Debt
  • 911 views

French public debt stands at 100% of GDP – My Tuesday column

  • 2 October 2018
  • France

Philippe Waechter

This post is available in pdf format My Tuesday Column – 1 October 2018 French public debt stands at close to 100% of GDP, but is this really a cause for…

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  • Fiscal Policy
  • Monetary Policy
  • Public Debt
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