Political economist @ LSE | Finance, central banking & more | benbraun on the blue site
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When it comes to Qs 1 & 2, monetary policymakers are simply citizens among others. NOT bc their intentions are bad, but bc the macro-financial regime is a matter of the highest political order. Party manifestos and parliaments are the right places to have that discussion. 5/
Once the democratic process leads to a political decision to make low inflation the main goal of macroeconomic policy, as happened around 1980 – at that point, by all means, do address the 3rd question to central bankers: What can you do to crush inflation?thenation.com/article/archiv…
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how did I miss this - Blackrock, advisor to the European Commission on greening European banks, holds 20% in FTI - a US lobby firm for fossil fuels, with some seriously aggressive tactics.
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Starting in 30 min 👇👇 We have a dream team to discuss the situation in developing country external debt and policy proposals @sarahjclifton @PhilippaSigl and Mitu!
Tomorrow at 12p ET join @sarahjclifton, Mitu Gulati, @PhilippaSigl & @MSchularick for a discussion of developing country debt during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. event.on24.com/wcc/r/2847833…
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"Whatever comes next will not be a simple return, if only because of the radical transformations to which capital and the environment will subject each other in the coming century...we are all transition theorists now."
@_TimBarker on Jairus Banaji: phenomenalworld.org/reviews/…
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The blog is based on immensely productive debate on ECB's draft Guide on climate-related and environmental risks with @BJMbraun Irene Claeys @ArribaSellier @clemfon @maxkrahe @KatharinaPistor Valerie Schreur @JavierSolana8 Our submission to ECB online here osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/3t…
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We’re excited to launch #MAXCPE: A monthly online workshop in Comparative Political Economy (broadly defined!) hosted by the @MPIfG_Cologne.
Please send us your paper proposals by Nov. 30, 2020, and sign up to our mailing list here: mpifg.de/projects/max-cpe/in…
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read my @guardian piece on the Quantity Vigilantes: politicians, journous and observers whose secret oath is to never mention either interest rates or institutional detail of UK sovereign bond market when worrying about rapid growth in public debt.
Why you shouldn't fall for the panic about Britain's public debt | Daniela Gabor theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Had an incredibly insightful conversation with @Ferreras_Isa on how the workplace, and the company itself, operates as the first port of call for politics.
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NEW: "How do we build a more equitable world? It is only possible through a revolutionary transformation of the current systems of economic distribution and reward."
Read the statement from @LinseyMcgoey, member of our Covid-19 Response Working Group.
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Next up, we ask @EwaKarwowski What is Subordinate Financialization?
Why may this theoretical frame be useful to look at contemporary issues that developing countries face?
Thursday, Nov 05th 16:00 CET
Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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The 2017 report on @ecb governance for @anticorruption written by @BJMbraun poses a series of challenges on governance, conflicts of interest, involvement of European Parliament that have new relevance if Euro area goes back into crisis in 2021.
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Great intw by @JulietSchor in @MITSloan Management Review on her new book!
=> highlighting the role of worker cooperatives as a structural response to the platform economy, in particular: @SmartBe_fr
We need governments to understand! @Elisabeth_Borne
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