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Opinion piece
30 April 2020
Building a Post-Pandemic World Will Not Be Easy
Both the COVID-19 crisis and the climate crisis highlight the limits of humanity’s power over nature. But while both remind us that the Anthropocene e
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
17 April 2020
Depression, and not stagflation, could haunt China in 2020
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
14 April 2020
Monetisation: do not panic
The extraordinary operations that are under way in most countries in response to the COVID-19 shock have raised fears that large-scale monetisation wi
Jean Pisani-Ferry and Olivier Blanchard
Opinion piece
10 April 2020
The perils of more debt
Europe must find the “Ways and Means”.
Maria Demertzis and Nicola Viegi
Opinion piece
08 April 2020
Disease, like poverty, does not stay at home
To fight the Covid-19 pandemic, best practice responses in Africa need to be implemented around international collaboration. These include the need to
Guntram B. Wolff, Karim El Aynaoui, Yonas Adeto, Thomas Gomart, Paolo Magri, Greg Mills and Karin Von Hippel
Opinion piece
06 April 2020
A European approach to fund the coronavirus cost is in the interest of all
We had not seen a common challenge as clear as this pandemic. The sum of national actions and programs is likely to be insufficient.
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Lucrezia Reichlin, Guntram B. Wolff, Dirk Schoenmaker, Jan Pieter Krahnen, Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Arnoud Boot and Elena Carletti
Opinion piece
02 April 2020
A temporary, common fiscal stimulus to answer the mayhem of COVID-19
We are not in normal times and we have to surpass, albeit only for the duration of the COVID-19 shock, the hurdles that did not allow the euro-area to
Francesco Papadia
Opinion piece
01 April 2020
Will the economic strategy work?
Because even thriving companies can be killed in a matter of weeks by a recession of the magnitude now confronting the world, advanced-economy governm
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
31 March 2020
Why are some stock markets in Asia less affected by coronavirus?
While Asian markets are in a sea of red, mainland China, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan are all defying the gravity.
Alicia García-Herrero and Gary Ng
Opinion piece
27 March 2020
Europe needs a Covid-19 Recovery Programme
Policymakers need to think long-term and start planning a broad investment scheme to reboot the European economy.
Guntram B. Wolff, Grégory Claeys and Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
26 March 2020
From G7 to G20: passing three hot potatoes
Yesterday’s G7 video-conference ended in silence. It wasn’t even possible for the group to issue a joint statement after the US administration's push
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
18 March 2020
The European coronavirus response must be a solution, not more stigma
Lagarde needs a different bazooka in responding to a natural disaster like COVID-19.
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
17 March 2020
A letter to Santa, the G7
The G7 should set an example of international cooperation and come out with a strong signal of unity and support for the euro-area. Only then will the
Guntram B. Wolff and Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
16 March 2020
Why OMT is not the solution for Italy right now
The Outright Monetary Transactions tool is not well suited for Italy right now. Italy needs fiscal support both by itself and by the EU. Italy and the
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
13 March 2020
Only the coronavirus can convince Trump of the virtues of international cooperation
Given how badly the coronavirus outbreak in the US is affecting Trump’s chances to be reelected, let’s hope he comes to its senses and see the advanta
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
11 March 2020
What if the rest of Europe follows Italy's coronavirus fate?
The silence from Brussels could be as damaging as the silence on Italian streets
Simone Tagliapietra