Investment needs in achieving SDGs

A very fruitful Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on investment needs in achieving sustainable development goals at UNESCAP, Bangkok



After my presentation at the EGM

Fore more details: Expert Group Meeting on How Much Do Ambitions Cost?

What is Driving Women’s Financial Inclusion Across Countries?

Here is our latest paper titled "What is Driving Women’s Financial Inclusion Across Countries?":

WP/18/38

The Effects of Income Inequality and Redistribution in Democracies: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach

Here is my latest paper titled: "The Effects of Income Inequality and Redistribution in Democracies: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach":

Dynamic Econometrics Model, Vol. 17

Inequality in Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality

Here is our latest paper titled "Inequality in Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality":

IMF Working Paper No. 17/236

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On ResearchGate

International Conference on Inequality in Bologna

I will be presenting my paper "Direct and Indirect Effects of Income Inequality on Economic Growth through Political Economy: Taxes as Proxy of Redistributive Pressure" at International Conference on Inequality in Re-distribution and Fiscal Policies Session on 2nd November.

Testing income inequality impact on economic growth through political economy: Income and profit taxes as a proxy of redistributive pressure

Turkish exchange rate policy in these days: Take it easy!

I will talk a bit on Turkish economic policy which is driven by the President in 5-minute speech.

USD/TRY exchange rate has reached to 3,58 on December, 2. Four days later, Mr President decided to take control of USD/TRY through some suggestions, saying that higher USD/TRY exchange rate is a complot against Turkey.
 

Apart from the dependency of Central Bank and this speech, I am wondering if it is thought as our economy as closed economy and not affected by US monetary policy, or other countries' currencies which we are in relations with? 

The second thing Mr President says that banks should lower the interest rates. If interest rate is lowered, why people would keep their assets in TRY.

His speech was only on USD/TRY. What about EUR/TRY? Should people exchange their EUR assets in TRY or gold then? What about ECB monetary policy then?
Same for FED policies. How does he aim to control their monetary policies?

I think he assumed no other central banks, no trade, no other currency than USD and TRY...