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Jayati Ghosh


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.

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Reaching Net Zero Might Fail—And It’s Not Because Renewables Are Too Expensive

Jayati Ghosh 27th January 2025

Solar and wind are now cheaper than fossil fuels, but…

Saving the planet from plastics

Jayati Ghosh 18th September 2024

If corporate interests undermine efforts to reduce plastic manufacturing, they will derail the fight against climate change.

What the Indian election result means for Europe

Jayati Ghosh 9th June 2024

The jolt for Narendra Modi, Jayati Ghosh writes, should also make western leaders look in the mirror.

The ‘billions to trillions’ charade

Jayati Ghosh 25th May 2024

Multilateral development banks believe private investment can meet developing economies’ climate and development needs.

The double life of the Indian economy

Jayati Ghosh 8th April 2024

Narendra Modi aims to return to power, Jayati Ghosh writes, against a backdrop of unprecedented inequality.

Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?

Jayati Ghosh 29th January 2024

Those with seats at the table of the international financial institutions, Jayati Ghosh writes, cling to their power.

Global tax evasion: the good and the bad news

Jayati Ghosh 30th October 2023

A genuine assault on individual and corporate tax evasion, Jayati Ghosh writes, would tap vast revenue resources.

Taking inequality seriously—and tackling it seriously

Jayati Ghosh 24th July 2023

Rising inequality is a challenge for the multilateral system, Jayati Ghosh writes, which must first measure it properly.

Why the Paris financing summit failed

Jayati Ghosh 14th July 2023

The June summit promised to catalyse a revolution in climate finance but concluded without a single firm commitment.

The fertiliser conundrum

Jayati Ghosh 20th June 2023

Making the global food system more sustainable and equitable is hugely complex and involves difficult trade-offs.

The discreet (but dubious) charm of tax treaties

Jayati Ghosh 15th May 2023

Jayati Ghosh writes that, as with much else, bilateral tax treaties binding rich and poor countries are not equal partnerships.

How not to deal with a debt crisis

Jayati Ghosh 16th January 2023

Jayati Ghosh warns against historically disastrous approaches to the sovereign-debt crisis hitting low- and middle-income countries.

The monetary tightening trap

Jayati Ghosh 17th November 2022

The over-reliance on interest-rate increases will likely lead to economic disaster in low- and middle-income countries.

Grappling with power imbalances

Jayati Ghosh 31st October 2022

In a world of interlocking crises, Jayati Ghosh finds an antidote to despair in the potential of mobilisation for a new eco-social contract.

Effective pandemic response must be truly global

Jayati Ghosh 26th July 2022

The world needs a pandemic preparedness and response strategy built on equitable and representative decision-making.

Dealing with inflation, really

Jayati Ghosh 25th July 2022

Jayati Ghosh bemoans the economics profession’s inability to think beyond crude analyses of inflation—and crude policies to stem it.

Achieving Earth for all

Jayati Ghosh 14th July 2022

Because the changes to achieve sustainable wellbeing for all are so big, they require determined social movements.

Let’s count what really matters

Jayati Ghosh 22nd June 2022

Tracking four alternative economic indicators would provide a very different view of comparative performance than GDP.

Control the vampire companies

Jayati Ghosh 23rd May 2022

Jayati Ghosh highlights the vicious circle between spiralling wealth and corporate political influence.

Who should be responsible for emissions reductions?

Jayati Ghosh 21st March 2022

The wealthy are the biggest greenhouse-gas emitters, Jayati Ghosh writes, yet carbon taxes hit the poor hardest.

The biggest killer of pandemic times: inequality

Jayati Ghosh 24th January 2022

‘Inequality’ is never the official cause of a death. But, writes Jayati Ghosh, that doesn’t mean it’s not.

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