Lara Merling

Lara Merling

Lara Merling is a New York-based policy-oriented economist. Lara’s research focuses on the role of money, the international financial architecture, and the intersection between policy space and where countries are situated within an observed global currency hierarchy.

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Opinion: 80 years post Bretton Woods, it’s time for just finance

Opinion: 80 years post Bretton Woods, it’s time for just finance

over 1 year ago // Sponsored by ActionAid

Eighty years after the Bretton Woods Conference, the outdated financial system still perpetuates inequalities. Reforming the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights is crucial but faces opposition from high-income nations.

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