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Revisiting Sovereign Bankruptcy

October 2013

Wrapping Up the TARP: What Will Be Its Legacy?

September 30, 2013

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India’s Sagging Economy – Strategic Consequences

September 23, 2013, Teresita C. Schaffer

The European Consequences of Germany’s Election

September 17, 2013, Kemal Derviş

The Next Fed Chairman’s Global Clout

September 16, 2013, Eswar Prasad

Remember "Lehman Weekend": Don't Let Up on Financial Reforms

September 15, 2013, Michael Barr

Lessons for Macroprudential Policy from America’s History

September 13, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

Five Years After Lehman, We're Much Safer

September 9, 2013, Martin Neil Baily and Douglas J. Elliott

Realizing the Potential of the Multilateral Development Banks

September 2013, Johannes F. Linn

Keep Financial Regulation Out of U.S.-EU Trade Talks

July 30, 2013, Michael Barr

Financial Reform, On a Roll

July 17, 2013, Michael Barr

Restoring Momentum in Transatlantic Cooperation on Financial Reform

July 15, 2013

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The Role of Finance in the Economy: Implications for Structural Reform of the Financial Sector

July 11, 2013, Martin Neil Baily and Douglas J. Elliott

Dealing with “Too Important to Fail” Banks

June 14, 2013

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A Theoretical Framework for Kenya's Central Bank Macroeconometric Model

May 2013, Maureen Were, Anne W. Kamau, Moses M. Sichei and Moses Kiptui

Banking Has to Become Boring Again

April 29, 2013, Lex Rieffel

Currency Wars: This Time, Is It for Real?

April 10, 2013, Jacques Mistral

Excessive Bank Equity Rules Would Slow the Economy

April 9, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

If every country tries to race towards the lowest rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries.

March 28, 2013, Kemal Derviş, New York Times

Cyprus as Another Euro-Solution

March 27, 2013, Jacques Mistral

Is Russian Peter Being Used to Pay the Cypriot's Paul?

March 21, 2013, Bessma Momani

If Europe Doesn't Stand Up After Cyprus

March 20, 2013, Carlo Bastasin

I do think building up the capital of the banks would give them the confidence to be more aggressive on the lending side. It is absolutely imperative that the incentive structure built into compensation be aligned with financial stability.

March 11, 2013, Donald Kohn, Wall Street Journal

Higher Bank Capital Requirements Would Come at a Price

February 20, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

Obama's SOTU Should Promote a Continued Path to Financial Reform

February 12, 2013, Michael Barr