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Jayati Ghosh

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.


Jayati Ghosh's Articles

Can the Conference on Financing for Development Succeed?

Jun 14 , 2025 . By Jayati Ghosh

It is easy to be pessimistic about multilateralism nowadays. Recent international gat...


The Global South Will Pay for Trump's Trade War

Apr 19 , 2025 . By Jayati Ghosh

US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have unleashed economic chaos, roiling s...


In Green Energy Gridlock, Markets Alone Can't Power the Transition

Jan 25 , 2025 . By Jayati Ghosh

The international community has long recognized the urgent need to reduce dependence...


Why 'Billions to Trillions' Won't Solve the Climate Crisis, Development Goals

May 18 , 2024 . By Jayati Ghosh

The international development sector has become fixated on calculating financing gaps...



The Key to Transforming African Health

Apr 20 , 2024 . By Jayati Ghosh

Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reas...


For Global Tax Reform, the Devil in the Details

Mar 23 , 2024 . By Jayati Ghosh

While the technical details of international agreements may seem arcane or even trivi...


Climate Summits Unfulfilled Promises

Dec 16 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai was an opportunity to r...


Countries Struggle Against Corporate Dominion

Dec 2 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

Imagine a scenario where a private company effectively creates and controls its own j...



Speculation, Debt, and Climate Converge, Leaving Billions Hungry

Oct 14 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

A new report from the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nation...


The Myth of Global Grain Shortages

Aug 12 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

In recent years, soaring food prices and the growing frequency and intensity of floods, droughts, and other extreme weather events have prom...


Global Fertilizer Shortage Exposes a Broken Food System, Lights the Path to Sustainability

Jun 17 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

The global food system is broken. Largely dominated by multinational corporations, it enables and encoura...


IMF Acknowledges Mistakes, It's Not Enough

Apr 22 , 2023 . By Jayati Ghosh

It has taken far too long, but it seems that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally internaliz...




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