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Posted on Thu, 15 June 2017: Why talk of bank capital 'floors' is raising the roof, IMF (blog), by Adrian & Narain, 08 June 17, Why is the issue, regarding how much capital banks should have, so important? Bank capital serves as a buffer available to absorb losses. When capital is depleted, deposits and other borrowed funds are put at risk, write IMF monetary/capital markets dept dir & dep dir Is there an optimal level of bank liquidity and regulation?, MIT, 18 Sep 15: There was a general idea that maybe it would be a good idea to make banks hold a bigger proportion of liquid assets. The Basel Cmte (on bank supervision) came up with new liquidity regulations without presenting any analysis justifying them, says Univ Chicago finance prof Can technology reshape the world of work for developing nations?, World Bank (blog), by Christiaensen & assoc, June '17: Most articles portray a developed-world perspective with an emphasis on how robots are taking jobs away. But what does the rapid tech change mean for global poverty and inequality?, ask lead agric economist; and senior tech specialist Posted on Tue, 13 June 2017: Made in North Korea - As tougher sanctions loom, more local goods in stores, Reuters, 08 May 17: From carrot-flavored toothpaste and charcoal facemasks to motorcycles and solar panels, visitors say they are seeing more and more locally made products in the isolated nation's shops, replacing mostly Chinese imports Robert Shiller: How tales of 'flippers' led to a housing bubble, NYT, 25 May 17 [courtesy Yale Univ]: The public fascination with speculating in housing has been held in check by regulators, but that restraint is tenuous with the election as pres of a real estate promoter intent on reducing regulators' power, writes 2013 Nobel Laureate Annamaria Lusardi: Access to financial services but without the skills to use them, Think Tanks 20/ Germany, 09 May 17: People with financial accounts without financial knowledge may not fully benefit from their accounts. And this access to financial products can propel them into financial disaster, such as high debt or bankruptcy, writes George Wash U prof Posted on Sun, 11 June 2017: Saudis have a lot to lose in fight with Qatar, even if they win, Bloomberg, 09 June 17: All week the Saudis and their allies have ratcheted up pressure on Qatar. The stated goal is to force Qatar to stop cozying up to Saudi Arabia's rival Iran and bankrolling Islamist groups across the region. Qatar says it's being punished for things it didn't do How India can finally get its infrastructure right, Columbia Univ, 25 Oct 16: India's infra woes have stretched back over decades. But its exec dir at the IMF thinks his nation may have finally gotten the recipe right. He outlined the 3 previous phases of its infra financing policies and pinpointed why each one failed 3 questions with Angus Deaton, 2015 Nobel Laureate, Univ Chicago, 14 Oct 16: How does your area of study relate to current policy discussions surrounding inequality? What areas in the study of inequality are most in need of new research? What advice would you give to younger scholars emerging in the field? Posted on Thu, 08 June 2017: Experts call Republicans' plan to undo Dodd-Frank 'grave mistake', The Street, 29 May 17: More than 100 bankruptcy scholars are urging Congress not to undo the provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill meant to protect the US economy from a bank collapse as bad as Lehman Brothers (The father of modern banking theory) Christina Golubski: Africa and the World Poverty Clock, Brookings (blog), 18 May 17: Last week, the World Poverty Clock was launched. The tool measures the world's progress in real time toward the 1st of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, writes Inst's Africa Growth Initiative asst dir Jonathan Woetzel: Emerging markets encouraged to defend globalization, China Daily, 09 May 17 [courtesy McKinsey]: While many of the world’s major economies are today turning inward, the future of globalization depends on whether emerging markets, like China, can lead it onto a more inclusive path, writes McK Global Inst dir Posted on Tue, 06 June 2017: Greg Mankiw: Cut taxes, sure. But remember the budget deficit, NYT, 04 June 17 [PDF, courtesy Harvard]: Pres Trump says he wants "a massive tax cut…maybe the biggest tax cut we've ever had." But the Senate majority leader says tax reform "will have to be revenue-neutral," writes Pres GW Bush’s Council Econ Advisers chair How do you build effective public-private partnerships?, Yale Univ, 16 May 17: These enormously complex contracts between govt and businesses can accomplish what neither side can do alone - expanding infrastructure when funds are limited, for example. But they also contain innumerable pitfalls Gulf spat threatens to put brakes on Qatar's $335 billion empire, Bloomberg, 05 June 17: The windfall from being the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas has allowed Qatar to invest globally through its sovereign wealth fund. Now, a diplomatic spat threatens to hamper the fund's ability to continue making global deals Posted on Sun, 04 June 2017: 6 reasons why US Paris reversal won't derail climate progress, National Geographic (blog), 01 June 17: It's true the world needs to do far more and do it faster, and that Trump's action moves the planet in the other direction. But even as the US steps back from its leadership role, here are some takeaways to keep in mind Should America keep giving billions of dollars to countries in need?, NPR (blog), 18 May 17: Each year, the US sends billions of dollars to poor nations. Does it really help them grow? The question isn't new. But it's taken on renewed urgency with the Trump admin’s plan to cut the foreign aid budget Yemen, water, conflict and cholera, Ctr Intl Governance Innov (blog), 24 May 17: As a civil war in Yemen persists, a cholera outbreak there is spreading at an unprecedented rate, acc to the UN. Amid urgent appeals for intl assistance, we present a Q&A with Ctr Res Assoc Jacqueline Lopour about the situation Posted on Thu, 01 June 2017: G7 proves stronger than G20 in resisting Trump grip, Ctr Intl Governance Innov (blog), by K Carmichael 30 May 17: The image of Trump upending the global order is one way to portray the recent summit. Another is to point out that those nations that champion intl cooperation are finally standing up to him, writes fmr Globe and Mail biz journalist Decision-making under uncertain climate change, Rand (blog), by Lempert and Haasnoot, 09 May 17:
A recent NYT column highlights the uncertainty surrounding climate change, warns against overconfidence, and issues an invitation to dialogue, write Corp principal researcher; and Delft Univ Tech (Neth) environment scientist When money can no longer travel, Finance & Development, June/Aug ’17: “Derisking” is a term that describes a complex, multifaceted problem affecting mostly, but not only, small developing economies whose connections to the global financial network have been under threat |