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New IFAIR Impact Group on the future of the international monetary system

17 Aug 2020 | IFAIR’s Impact Group ‘Future of the International Monetary System’ is looking for new team members to work on interactive online tool representing the Offshore US-Dollar System.
The structures of the international monetary system have decisive influence on the global distribution of poverty and wealth, political power and individual chances. Knowledge about this system, however, is available only to a minority. The Impact Group, co-ordinated by Mathis Richtmann and Steffen Murau, wants to raise awareness about those structures of the international monetary system and make knowledge available to a broader population. For this purpose, the Impact Group will develop an online tool, based on an innovative methodology to convey complex macro-financial interdependencies. Read more…

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