October 14, 2021 | Commentary
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Labor Markets, Wages & Poverty
  • Publication Date: 2021-10-14
  • Authors:
    • Add Authors: Jayati Ghosh
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>> Read article published by Project Syndicate

PERI's Jayati Ghosh looks at the “Doing Business” index controversy currently plaguing the World Bank and the IMF.  She argues that this controversy is obscuring the real problems that have existed for years: disproportionate power of the U.S., the IMF’s deeply procyclical approach, and the G7 economies’ unwillingness to enable multilateral bodies to address global problems.

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