Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

is a member of the Club of Rome’s Transformational Economics Commission and Co-Chair of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation

The “Billions to Trillions” Charade

A growing number of commentators argue that governments and multilateral lenders alone cannot meet developing countries’ financing needs

18 мая 2024 5 мин. 2149

The Key to Transforming African Health — Блог

Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reasons for optimism

22 апреля 2024 5 мин. 23454

For Global Tax Reform, the Devil Is in the Details — Блог

While the technical details of international agreements may seem arcane or even trivial, they often commit governments to policies that have major economic consequences

14 марта 2024 4 мин. 37032

The Toxic Legacy of the Green Revolution

There are more than 390,000 identified plant species in the world, but just three – rice, maize, and wheat – account for roughly 60% of the plant-based calories in our diets

13 февраля 2024 5 мин. 12345

India's Great Jobs Challenge — Блог

Any optimism about India’s economic prospects must be tempered by its inability to address two related challenges

15 января 2024 5 мин. 54966

SDRs Are the Great Untapped Source of Climate Finance

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is an opportunity to reflect on what these large, costly, and carbon-intensive international summits aim to achieve

14 декабря 2023 5 мин. 43580

Jayati Ghosh on greedflation, debt, corporate taxation, and more — Блог

While inflation in the advanced economies has subsided, this is largely because the forces that fueled the latest bout of inflation – spikes in global food and fuel prices, as well as supply-chain disruptions – have subsided

10 декабря 2023 12 мин. 74051

When Investors Subvert States

Imagine a scenario where a private company effectively creates and controls its own jurisdiction within a sovereign country

01 декабря 2023 6 мин. 45456

Schizophrenia at the IMF — Блог

It has taken far too long, but it seems that the International Monetary Fund has finally internalized some hard truths about sovereign-debt reduction

23 апреля 2023 4 мин. 86842

How to Address Global Hunger — Блог

Among the multiple crises that have erupted around the world, the avoidable tragedy of growing hunger receives only fleeting mention

23 октября 2023 5 мин. 79168

Lifting the Lid on Global Inequality — Блог

Globally, the richest 10% of the population is responsible for more than half of all CO2 emissions

19 декабря 2021 5 мин. 76680

Jayati Ghosh on greedflation, debt, corporate taxation, and more — Блог

10 декабря 2023 12 мин. 74051

Let's Count What Really Matters

Despite the well-known problems with using gross domestic product as an indicator of human development, policymakers around the world still seem to be obsessed with it

09 июля 2022 5 мин. 69168

The Rich World's Climate Hypocrisy — Блог

Many people around the world already consider the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow a disappointment

18 ноября 2021 5 мин. 66964

Davos Man Must Pay

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic

22 января 2023 4 мин. 56876

India's Great Jobs Challenge — Блог

Any optimism about India’s economic prospects must be tempered by its inability to address two related challenges

15 января 2024 5 мин. 54966

The High Cost of Carbon Pricing

Carbon pricing is all the rage these days, at least in the developed world

23 марта 2023 6 мин. 46545

Why the Paris Financing Summit Failed

The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact was touted by its organizers, including French President Emmanuel Macron, as a groundbreaking initiative to forge a «new contract» between the Global North and South that would address climate change and foster sustainable development

15 июля 2023 6 мин. 46355

Fiddling While India's Workers Burn

Kim Stanley Robinson’s prescient science-fiction novel The Ministry for the Future begins with a stark description of a major heat wave in a northern Indian city that kills millions of people

21 мая 2022 5 мин. 37409 Репостов в соцсетях: 55

Putin’s War Is Damaging the Developing World

It is difficult to see any winners in the ongoing war caused by Russia’s irrational and devastating invasion of Ukraine

12 марта 2022 5 мин. 41722 Репостов в соцсетях: 41

SDRs Are the Great Untapped Source of Climate Finance

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is an opportunity to reflect on what these large, costly, and carbon-intensive international summits aim to achieve

14 декабря 2023 5 мин. 43580 Репостов в соцсетях: 15

The Revolt Against Big Food

Confounding the grim prediction made by the British economist Thomas Malthus in 1798, the world currently produces more than enough food for a population that has increased almost tenfold since then

18 марта 2019 5 мин. 11210 Репостов в соцсетях: 14

Financial deglobalization must come next

After four decades of fostering integration through trade and finance, the global economy has begun a painful process of fragmentation

25 декабря 2022 5 мин. 32798 Репостов в соцсетях: 13

How to Tax a Multinational

NEW DELHI – For some time now, multinational companies (MNCs) have been gaming the rules of the global economy to minimize their tax liability – or even eliminate it altogether. And for some time now, the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) has argued for the unitary taxation of MNCs. Fortunately, there have been some encouraging recent signs that the idea of a unitary tax is gaining traction

17 апреля 2019 5 мин. 12368 Репостов в соцсетях: 13

Davos Man Must Pay

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic

22 января 2023 4 мин. 56876 Репостов в соцсетях: 9

Why the Paris Financing Summit Failed

15 июля 2023 6 мин. 46355 Репостов в соцсетях: 6

The Crisis of India's Oligarchy

Over the past two decades, Indian multi-billionaire Gautam Adani’s close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi have helped the Gujarati businessman become Asia’s wealthiest person

26 февраля 2023 6 мин. 38668 Репостов в соцсетях: 3

India’s Great Wall of Equality

Last year was a watershed for gender relations. The #MeToo movement rocked establishments around the world, forcing even powerful men to face public scrutiny for their behavior toward women