RUCHIR AGARWAL

RUCHIR AGARWAL

RUCHIR AGARWAL, on sabbatical from the IMF, is currently at the Yale School of Management and the Harvard Kennedy School.

Ruchir Agarwal on Industrial Policy

RUCHIR AGARWAL May 22, 2023

Industrial policy refers to a set of policies that governments use to bolster national industries or companies deemed strategically important for economic competitiveness, social outcomes, or national security. In this podcast, Agarwal says while the practice of choosing national champions fell out of favor in the 1980s, rising geopolitical tensions of late have sparked a renewed interest in industrial policy, which is often a guise for protectionism.

F&D Magazine / Inflation

Ruchir Agarwal and Miles Kimball on Negative Interest Rates and Inflation

MILES KIMBALL, RUCHIR AGARWAL April 8, 2022

Everyone feels the pinch when inflation is on the rise and so the pressure on central banks to manage inflation rates has grown exponentially in recent weeks.

F&D Magazine / Health

Global Fund's Peter Sands on Pandemic Lessons

PETER SANDS, RUCHIR AGARWAL December 2, 2021

Pandemics pose significant macroeconomic costs but only recently have garnered the attention they deserve.

Economic cooperation

Ruchir Agarwal: Chimpanzee Politics and Climate Change

RUCHIR AGARWAL August 31, 2021

When it comes to cooperation, humans and chimpanzees still have much in common.

Ruchir Agarwal with a Proposal to End the Pandemic

RUCHIR AGARWAL June 16, 2021

There will be no durable end to the economic crisis until enough people around the world are vaccinated against Covid-19 and its variants to put the health crisis behind us.

F&D Magazine / Fintech

Ruchir Agarwal on the Benefits of Nurturing Talent

RUCHIR AGARWAL March 1, 2021

There are talented people everywhere, with ideas that could make the world a better place to live in. But what does it take for a promising young innovator to reach their full potential?

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