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European governments’ high-level crisis diplomacy and new and ever more complex
mechanisms
sometimes briefly calm the markets, but the tide of doubt quickly sweeps back in.
The new complex
mechanisms
for economic-policy coordination that dominate the European Union’s agenda might be useful in pushing eurozone member countries to adopt more sensible policies to increase their economies’ competitiveness and strengthen their fiscal positions.
That, rather than elaborate
mechanisms
for economic-policy coordination or grand designs for competitiveness, should be at the top of the European Council’s agenda.
Beyond capital rules, however, monetary policy and financial supervision must cooperate very closely on liquidity management, particularly through credit
mechanisms.
The European Union and the eurozone, Trump has concluded, are simply
mechanisms
to protect German interests and extend German power.
Moreover, given that transaction costs often take a big slice of remittances, aid
mechanisms
could be used to create safe and cheap channels for financial flows, especially where private money cannot easily reach remote rural areas, as is often the case in Africa or Asia.
Anti-terrorism laws are a problem here, because the demand for more effective control
mechanisms
on international financial transfers places an extra burden on remittance operators.
Massive investments will be made in these areas, and the European Central Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and many other institutions are devising
mechanisms
to finance them.
For example, while Palestine’s state capacities were destroyed by Israel, especially following the second Intifada, Arafat made matters worse by constantly bypassing and eviscerating potential
mechanisms
of accountability, such as the elected Palestinian Legislative Council.
Like matching consumers to products, matching workers to jobs works best when left to market
mechanisms.
For example, trying to eliminate corruption in environments with strong patronage-based power and redistribution
mechanisms
while failing to address the root problems can do more harm than good, and might lead to violent conflicts over new resources.
Without building public support and providing proper enforcement mechanisms, changing laws alone is bound to be ineffective.
Its new databases will catalogue which policies countries have adopted to promote learning in each part of the education system, in areas ranging from teacher policies to student assessment to school financing
mechanisms.
Where, in a purely deductive argument, was there room for nature's surprises, for
mechanisms
that look nothing like what we imagine in our initial assumptions?
A growth order, by contrast, implies an emphasis on the configuration of sociopolitical and economic institutions – including norms, procedures, laws, and enforcement
mechanisms
– to achieve social objectives, such as improved living standards, a healthier natural environment, and a harmonious and innovative society.
It is too soon to discount genetics, however, because the science of “epigenetics” – the study of
mechanisms
for turning genes on and off, thus changing the way a cell develops without altering the genetic code – is gaining traction.
The true promise of epigenetics has become apparent only in the last few years, as scientists’ ability to assess the epigenetic
mechanisms
in DNA – which can now be measured at roughly 30 million points across the human genome – has dramatically improved.
But the MIP, even if it is in the spirit of Keynes’s proposal for an International Clearing Union, lacks two essential
mechanisms.
Effective execution of such an ambitious mandate is particularly important in view of two emerging G-20 priorities for the FSB: regulatory initiatives with respect to the functioning of markets, including so-called “shadow banking” (the less regulated forms of private financing), and new
mechanisms
to foster consistent implementation of standards.
The FSB, along with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has been quietly considering new
mechanisms
for monitoring implementation of standards, particularly in the context of Basel III rules.
In the absence of formal enforcement powers, the pragmatic alternative is to develop
mechanisms
for monitoring implementation of standards on an ongoing basis, and to incorporate systematic, impartial peer reviews.
It is in the financial industry’s interest to support the development of these
mechanisms
as a means to address the competitive implications of divergent national regulation.
Mechanisms
such as information-feedback loops would then enable authorities to identify quality issues and make improvements quickly.
Much can go wrong even if such
mechanisms
are in place; but, as the history of the SGP illustrates, the risk is higher if they are not.
Macroeconomic models have tended to neglect the role of institutions, ranging from trade unions and employer associations to property-rights regimes and
mechanisms
for redistribution.
The financial sector requires tougher regulation, strengthened supervision, and internationally consistent resolution
mechanisms
to address the problems posed by very large, global institutions that are considered too big (or too complex) to fail.
As for Europe, the Lisbon Treaty gives the European Union exclusive competence in investment-related matters, but no
mechanisms
have been implemented to exercise this authority.
But, in our kind of society, there are no
mechanisms
for converting redundancy into leisure.
Nonetheless, research on ketamine’s chemistry might help to identify
mechanisms
for addressing treatment-resistant depression that are based on glutamate-driven neuroplasticity.
As part of the climate negotiations, new
mechanisms
for mobilizing funds are being suggested, with levies on air travel and taxes on financial transactions perhaps the best known.
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