Initiative for Policy Dialogue

Special issue: Greened Dependency and Development: The Political Economy of Energy Transition in Latin America; Guest Editors: Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis and Jose Carlos Orihuela Volume 16, issue 2 of the journal Journal of Globalization and Development was published in 2025.

Now out in the Journal of Globalization and Development:

A special issue on Greened Dependency and Development that explores the political economy of Latin America’s energy transition, guest edited by @barbarafritz Barbara Fritz, Martin Middelanis & José Carlos Orihuela

New IPD Working Paper out today

Barry Herman analyzes the negotiated outcomes of Ffd4 in Seville and assesses the prospects for more coherent global development policy amid growing challenges to international cooperation.

Full paper available here: ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...

At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits.
As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest.
Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people.
Here⤵️

YouTube video by Initiative for Policy Dialogue Representative Ro Khanna, in conversation with Joseph Stiglitz

You can now watch Representative @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in conversation at the conference on New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries on IPD's Youtube channel. @columbiasipa.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt3...

If you missed our recent webinar, The Trump Economic Agenda: A One-Year Assessment, where panelists examined the real-world impacts of Trump’s economic agenda, you can now watch the full recording on our website. @groundwork.bsky.social

Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social on an upcoming webinar with @australiainstitute.org.au where they will discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it.

Register here for this free event: theaus.in/4qiMeaI

One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.

Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...

Henry George, land speculation, and economic growth and transformation Abstract. There has long been a concern that speculation on land (or other non-produced assets) may adversely affect economic performance by diverting scar

Henry George argued that the most efficient tax is a tax on land. Going beyond his analysis, Tomohiro Hirano and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggest that financial liberalisation and loose monetary policy can stimulate land speculation instead of productive investment.
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New IPD Working Paper Out Now

The paper discusses different ways of valuing news content, the state of copyright negotiations between news publishers and AI firms, and the consequences for media sustainability, diversity and, pluralism. @robertacarlini.bsky.social

ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...

The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal

"Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal"

Read @theguardian.com opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

💡Extreme wealth concentration was created by policy choices.
@jayatighosh.bsky.social explained the #g20 action roadmap to reverse it, in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
✅ Monitor inequality like climate change
✅ Close tax loopholes for multinationals & the super-rich.
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shorturl.at/YsyCj

Lula, Ramaphosa and Sánchez: We face an inequality emergency The needs of ordinary people must be placed at the centre of the world’s agenda

President Ramaphosa of South Africa, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social of Brazil and Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain voice their support for the global inequality report by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and a team of international experts for @financialtimes.com

Read here: www.ft.com/content/9cc0...

*Postdoc Opportunity*

Columbia University is now accepting applications for one or more postdoctoral fellowships, supervised by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

Application details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Full program here: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...

New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 2] YouTube video by Columbia SIPA

Join us online tomorrow for Day 2 of New Thinking in Industrial Policy featuring a keynote conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

Watch here: youtube.com/live/ggDuMhBZg8Q?feature=share

New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries [Day 1] YouTube video by Columbia SIPA

Happening now! New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries

Tune in live: youtube.com/live/ws5uQWl4L_A?feature=share

Program details: ipdcolumbia.org/event/new-thinking-in-industrial-policy-perspectives-from-developed-and-developing-countries-2/

Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”

It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.

Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...

#Inequality #G20

IPD’s October newsletter is out now featuring highlights from the past month and upcoming events. You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fab90d657dc7...

Economists and former policymakers have written a letter calling on the World Bank/IMF to acknowledge the devastating impacts of the global debt crisis.

The message is clear - there are common-sense and practical solutions that leaders can enact now.

data.one.org/2025-debt-op...

Global Governance Reimagined

As financial leaders gather in DC for the World Bank/IMF Meetings, the need for reform has never been more urgent. This new Foreign Policy brief supported by @fordfoundation.org takes a deep dive into how the international financial architecture is failing to solve the world’s most pressing problems

IPD presidents, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @martinguzman.bsky.social are honored to join a global group of economists and former policymakers calling on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and take bold action bit.ly/3W2tmQQ
#TurnDebtIntoHope

A Call for Urgent Debt Reform Ahead of the World Bank and IMF Meetings Open Letter to Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks, the Governors and Alternate Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, and the Leaders of the International ...

📣 Global group of economists and former policymakers call on World Bank Group and IMF to acknowledge the global debt crisis and to take bold action to restore inclusive growth, stability and hope.

data.one.org/2025-debt-op...
#Jubilee2025 #TurnDebtIntoHope @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

The Impact of AI and Digital Platforms on the Information Ecosystem Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

With Maxim Ventura-Bolet, a new @nber.org Working Paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34318

New Rules for a Broken System Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · There’s an undercurrent of deep concern in the development world, and the debate about how to solve these issues is urgent. In a special three-part series recorded ...

Our Co-President Martín Guzmán spoke on New Rules for a Broken System about sovereign debt + global financial reform

Listen here:

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/46fmvRY...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

#IPD #Finance #DebtReform #GlobalSouth

Happening now: The Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s 25th Anniversary Conference at Columbia University. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are gathering to reflect on 25 years of research and impact. #IPD25

Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...

IPD’s August Newsletter is out. Featuring calls for papers, details on IPD's 25 anniversary conference, and IPD's latest publications.

Read now: mailchi.mp/5919a0df2f2b...

Subscribe to newsletter: ipdcolumbia.org/about/ipd-ne...

An Agenda for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin and Vera Songwe explain what needs to be done to address rising debt distress and promote sustainable growth.

Developing countries pay more to creditors than to health or education. Ahead of UNGA, Martín Guzmán, Mahmoud Mohieldin & Vera Songwe call for urgent reforms in their new piece for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/p...

The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy - Initiative for Policy Dialogue On June 20, 2025 the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) published a report by a commission of global experts calling for urgent...

The Jubilee report is now available in Arabic. You can read it, along with the French, Portuguese, and Spanish versions, on our website. More translations coming soon!

🔗https://ipdcolumbia.org/publication/jubilee-debt-development-blueprint/

Call for Papers: New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries - Initiative for Policy Dialogue Submission Deadline: Fri. Sept. 12, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.

We currently accepting paper submissions for two upcoming conferences: one on Industrial Policy scheduled for November 6&7, and one on Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) schedule for December 5.

Find out more here:

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Rating the rating agencies in Africa A new African Union-backed service aims to challenge the ‘big three’

"The recent Jubilee Report on global sovereign debt, chaired by famed economist @josephestiglitz.bsky.social was a sobering read. Over 750mn people in Africa, it said, live in countries that spend more on debt servicing than on education or healthcare." Read @financialtimes.com latest piece.