Stephany Griffith-Jones
Financial Markets Program Director

Stephany Griffith-Jones is Financial Markets Director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, and was Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. She is a member of the Warwick Commission on Financial Regulation. She has published widely on the international financial system and its reform. Her research interests include global capital flows, with special reference to flows to emerging markets; macro-economic management of capital flows in Latin America, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa; proposals for international measures to diminish volatility of capital flows and reduce likelihood of currency crises; analysis of national and international capital markets; and proposals for international financial reform.
Expertise Areas: Global Financial Regulation, Financial Reform
Books
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The Future of National Development Banks
10/24/18 Book
Stephany Griffith-Jones (Editor), José Antonio Ocampo (Editor)
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The Future of National Development Banks
07/12/18 Book
Stephany Griffith-Jones (Editor), José Antonio Ocampo (Editor)
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Global Governance and Development
07/20/16 Book
José Antonio Ocampo (Editor)
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Rethinking Capitalism: Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
07/18/16 Book
Mariana Mazzucato, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Carlota Perez, Giovanni Cozzi, Joseph Stiglitz
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Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa
04/01/16 Book
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Ricardo Gottschalk
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Industrial Policy and Economic Transformation in Africa
12/03/15 Book
Akbar Noman (Editor), Joseph Stiglitz (Editor)
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The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics
08/15/11 Book
José Antonio Ocampo (Editor), Jaime Ros (Editor)
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Time for a Visible Hand
02/01/10 Book
Stephany Griffith-Jones (Editor), José Antonio Ocampo (Editor), Joseph Stiglitz (Editor)
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Capital Market Liberalization and Development
06/01/08 Book
Joseph Stiglitz (Editor), José Antonio Ocampo (Editor)
Policy Briefs
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: What Can It Learn From, and Perhaps Teach To, the Multilateral Development Banks?
04/07/16 Policy Brief #14
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Xiaoyun Li, Stephen Spratt
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Growth-Linked Bonds
09/02/13 Policy Brief #10
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Dagmar Hertova
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A Financial Transaction Tax
01/14/13 Policy Brief #9
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Exogenous Shocks - Dealing with the Only Certainty: Uncertainty
10/11/12 Policy Brief #8
Ricardo Gottschalk, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Protecting Developing Country Growth from Global Shocks
07/26/12 Policy Brief #7
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Dirk Te Velde
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Capital Account Regulations for Stability and Development
10/27/11 Policy Brief #6
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo
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Joint Statement of IPD Experts on Global Burden-Sharing for Climate Change
07/07/10 Policy Brief #4
Akbar Noman, Sivan Kartha, Jose Maria Figueres, Ato Newai Gebre-Ab, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Manoj Roy, Ambuj Sagar, Wolfram Schlenker, Willi Semmler, Stephen Spratt, Nicholas Stern, Michelle Chan, Hirofumi Uzawa, Joseph Stiglitz, Kirit Parikh, Deepak Nayyar, Mohan Munasinghe, Louis Lemkow, Martin Khor, Robert Hahn, Luis Miguel Galindo, Zhiyuan Cui, Kevin Conrad, John Broome, Charlotte Billingham, Clive Agnew, Amar Bhattacharya, Frank Ackerman
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Reforming Governance of International Financial Regulation
07/29/09 Policy Brief #2
Kevin Young, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Proposal for Regulatory Reform
06/29/09 Policy Brief #1
Stephany Griffith-Jones
Articles / Op-Eds
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Solving the Greek Debt: An Attractive Compromise
02/24/15 Article / Op-Ed in EurActiv
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Inge Kaul
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Pragmatism is required amid Greek Deal Stand-Off
02/24/15 Article / Op-Ed in Financial Times
Joseph Stiglitz, Chris Pissarides, Mary Kaldor, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Michael Burke, Panicos Demetriadis, Charles Goodhart, Richard Jolly, Inge Kaul, Gustav Horn, Neil MacKinnon, José Antonio Ocampo, Avinash Persaud, Helmut Reisen, Robert Skidelsky, Hilary Wainwright, Simon Wren-Lewis
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IPD Scholars Join European Economists to Call for a Fresh Start for Greece
02/22/15 Article / Op-Ed in Financial Times
José Antonio Ocampo, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Wade, Charles Goodhart, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Mary Kaldor, Helmut Reisen, Frances Stewart, Gustav Horn, Neil MacKinnon, Robert Skidelsky, Hilary Wainwright, Simon Wren-Lewis, Chris Pissarides, Michael Burke, Panicos Demetriadis
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Time Is Running Out for the Eurozone
12/05/14 Article / Op-Ed in The Guardian
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Stephany Griffith-Jones on Investment and Jobs in Europe
09/30/14 Article / Op-Ed in Zeit
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Giovanni Cozzi
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Stephany Griffith-Jones on the Role of Investment in Europe's Recovery
09/19/14 Article / Op-Ed in El Economista
Giovanni Dosi, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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The Need for Investment-led Recovery in Europe
09/01/14 Article / Op-Ed in Financial Times
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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The Need for Investment-led Recovery for Europe
07/28/14 Article / Op-Ed in Financial Times Alphaville
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Stephany Griffith-Jones Coauthored Article on BRICS Bank
07/19/14 Article / Op-Ed in Folha De S.Paulo
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Stephany Griffith-Jones Interviewed by Portuguese Media on the Alternative to Austerity Plan
06/24/14 Article / Op-Ed in Visão
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Network Papers
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The Age of Public Development Banks Has Arrived
11/06/21 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo
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The Role of the EIB in the Green Transformation
05/17/21 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Marco Carreras
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An investment bank to help the US prosper
01/22/21 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery
11/01/20 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Kevin Gallagher
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Here's how we can defeat debt and strive for sustainability post COVID-19
08/21/20 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Kevin Gallagher
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The Need for Debt-for-Climate Swaps
08/17/20 Network Paper
Kevin Gallagher, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Letter: If the UK Stays in the EIB, Both Will Be Winners
08/09/20 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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The Case for Prudent Financial Liberalisation and its Policy Implications
12/11/13 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Regulating Global Capital Flows for Long-Run Development
04/24/13 Network Paper
José Antonio Ocampo, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Kevin Gallagher, Amar Bhattacharya, Mark Blyth, Leonardo Burlamaqui, Gerald Epstein, Ilene Grabel, Rakesh Mohan, Dani Rodrik, Shari Spiegel, Arvind Subramanian, Shinji Takagi, Ming Zhang
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Financial Transaction Taxes
02/08/12 Network Paper
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Avinash Persaud
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Working Papers
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A BRICS Development Bank: A Dream Coming True?
03/01/14 Working Paper #283
Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Mobilising Investment for Inclusive Green Growth in Low-Income Countries
07/29/13 Working Paper #273
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo
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Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries
05/17/12 Working Paper #264
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo, Stephen Spratt
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Recent Developments in Regulation in the Light of the Global Financial Crisis
09/14/11 Working Paper #262
Shari Spiegel, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Global Governance for Financial Stability and Development
07/11/11 Working Paper #259
José Antonio Ocampo, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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A Modest Proposal for the G20
04/15/11 Working Paper #255
Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Haihong Gao, Yiping Huang, Jing Li, YV Reddy, Ulrich Volz, Robert Wade, Benhua Wei, Wing Thye Woo, John Williamson, Geng Xiao, Yongding Yu, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Peter Kenen, Joseph Stiglitz, José Antonio Ocampo, Liqing Zhang
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La arquitectura financiera internacional
08/03/10 Working Paper #251
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo
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International financial architecture
08/03/10 Working Paper #250
Stephany Griffith-Jones, José Antonio Ocampo
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La Gran Recesión y el Mundo en Desarrollo
08/03/10 Working Paper #249
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Juliana Vallejo, Ariane Ortiz, José Antonio Ocampo, Akbar Noman
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Taming Finance by Empowering Regulators
08/01/10 Working Paper #248
Leonard Seabrooke, Stephany Griffith-Jones
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Current Positions
- Financial Markets Program Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Past Positions
- Executive Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2008-2009
- Professional Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, 2000-2007
- Researcher, Senior Researcher, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, 1977-2000
- Lead of GDP-linked bonds work, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2005 (September - November)
- Senior Official, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2005 (February - July)
- Head, International Finance, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2000
- Senior Consultant on Development Finance, Comision Economica para America Latina (CEPAL), United Nations, 1994
- Head, Department of Credit for the Public Sector, Central Bank of Chile, 1970-1972
- Member, Board of Directors, Banco O\'Higgins (Chile), 1970-1972
Education
- B.A. in Economics and Commercial Engineering, Universidad de Chile, 1971
- Ph. D. in Economics, Cambridge University, 1981
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