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Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo

Writing for PS since 2013
31 commentaries

Dambisa Moyo, an international economist, is the author of four New York Times bestselling books, including Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It (Basic Books, 2018).

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  1. An Economic Model for the AI Age
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    An Economic Model for the AI Age

    Jun 22, 2023 Dambisa Moyo considers what the artificial-intelligence revolution will demand of governments and companies.

  2. The New Global Investment Landscape
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    The New Global Investment Landscape

    Mar 13, 2023 Dambisa Moyo identifies the biggest risks and opportunities now that so many macroeconomic fundamentals have changed.

  3. What Should Jittery China Investors Do?
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    What Should Jittery China Investors Do?

    Nov 17, 2022 Dambisa Moyo considers the alternatives facing business leaders in light of the escalating Sino-American rivalry.

  4. Why Deglobalization Makes US Inflation Worse
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    Why Deglobalization Makes US Inflation Worse

    Oct 7, 2022 Dambisa Moyo laments that today’s inflationary surge has not elicited a coordinated global response.

  5. Why US Inflation Is Headed Down
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    Why US Inflation Is Headed Down

    Sep 19, 2022 Dambisa Moyo argues that, despite the disappointing August numbers, the US is still on track to restore price stability.

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    Giorgia Meloni’s Surprising Success

    Lucrezia Reichlin predicts that the Italian prime minister will have a lasting influence on European politics.
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    Are Global Capital Rules Possible?

    Howard Davies thinks major Western jurisdictions' institutional differences could sink standardization efforts.
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    Business Lessons from the Fall of Icarus

    Vanessa Badré scrutinizes a Flemish masterpiece to glean insights into the challenges of corporate social responsibility.
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    China Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong

    Chris Patten condemns the latest attempt by the Communist Party’s puppet government to curb democratic freedoms.
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    The Struggle for Currency Supremacy

    Paolo Tasca

    New techno-powered alternative currencies should not be seen as decisive challenges to the US dollar. Instead, they are best understood as pawns in an older game of strategic dominance for which there is no end in sight.

    expects that digital assets will accelerate efforts to create alternatives to the US dollar.
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    The Oligarch, His Ex-Wife, Her Mother, and Rupert Murdoch

    Nina L. Khrushcheva contemplates the media mogul's impending marriage to the Russian biologist Elena Zhukova.
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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

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    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
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    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.

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