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Takatoshi Ito

Takatoshi Ito

Writing for PS since 2010
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Takatoshi Ito, a former Japanese deputy vice minister of finance, is a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.

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  1. The Bank of Japan’s Go-Slow Policy Normalization
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    The Bank of Japan’s Go-Slow Policy Normalization

    Jul 1, 2024 Takatoshi Ito predicts that the monetary authority will start scaling back government-bond purchases before its next rate hike.

  2. The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    May 16, 2024 Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.

  3. How Risky Is Japan’s Monetary-Policy Normalization?
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    How Risky Is Japan’s Monetary-Policy Normalization?

    Apr 22, 2024 Takatoshi Ito considers the implications of the central bank’s exit from negative interest rates and quantitative easing.

  4. Japan as Number Four
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    Japan as Number Four

    Feb 27, 2024 Takatoshi Ito hopes the news that the economy has slipped from third place globally will serve as a wake-up call.

  5. When Will Japan Normalize Its Monetary Policy?
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    When Will Japan Normalize Its Monetary Policy?

    Jan 9, 2024 Takatoshi Ito highlights the challenges the Bank of Japan faces as it prepares to raise rates and shrink its balance sheet.

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    Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Good Business

    Natalia Kanem argues that investing in employees’ well-being will help companies attract and retain top talent.
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    Can Democracy Win in 2024?

    Chris Patten highlights the challenges mainstream parties face as they try to boost growth and improve public services.
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    Finding a New French Majority

    Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses what must happen to form a stable government after an election that produced a hung parliament.
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    Industrial Policy Is Back. Now What?

    How to design effective industrial policies has suddenly become a hot – and divisive – topic among economists and policymakers. Even those who agree that governments should intervene in the economy to bolster productivity, increase competitiveness, and tackle social and environmental challenges differ sharply on the details.

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    The Big Picture

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    The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko

    With sufficient assistance from the West, Ukraine will prevail over its much larger and richer authoritarian neighbor. But to enjoy the fruits of victory, it will have to move faster in its transition from a post-communist oligarchy, while being careful to resist the siren call of free-market fundamentalism.

    offer a roadmap for guiding the country's recovery and reconstruction during and after the war.
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    Rich Countries Must Meet Their Biodiversity Financing Pledges

    Mary Robinson urges international policymakers to use the upcoming COP16 summit to close the nature-finance gap.
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    Inequality Spurs Democratic Backsliding

    Susan Stokes shows that countries with fairer economies are less likely to succumb to authoritarian populism.
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    Bracing for a More Inflationary World

    Raghuram G. Rajan thinks central banks will remain under pressure to maintain tighter policies over the medium term.

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