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A dynamic and cyclical approach to the global economy

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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. ”…
  • Climate Change
  • Interest Rates
  • Public Debt
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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…
  • Growth
  • Interest Rates
  • Public Debt
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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…
  • Budget Deficit
  • Public Debt
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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…
  • Budget
  • Public Debt
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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…
  • Federal Reserve
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Monetary Policy
  • Public Debt
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Video – Public Debt in the US Will Fund a Supplementary Bias in Income Distribution

  • 18 April 2018

    Philippe Waechter

    • Fiscal Policy
    • Income distribution
    • Public Debt
    • USA
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    On the usefulness of Public Debt for Growth

    • 24 August 2015
    • France

    Philippe Waechter

    Public debt is always the source of deep and intense discussions. It’s often the case in France but it’s currently also the case in the USA with republicans’ candidates. Usually,…
    • Public Debt
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