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Public wealth funds: Supporting economic recovery and sustainable growth

This report examines how public wealth funds can support firms at risk of collapse due to Covid-19 lockdowns with public equity injections, reviewing international and historical experience.

IIPP working paper 2020-16 Public wealth funds

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Download policy report

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) Policy Report: IIPP 2020-16

Authors

  • Dag Detter | Principal, Detter & Co
  • Stefan Fölster | Director, Better Future Economics
  • Josh Ryan-Collins | Head of Finance and Macroeconomics, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Reference

Detter, D., Fölster, S. and Ryan-Collins, J. (2020). Public wealth funds: Supporting economic recovery and sustainable growth UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, IIPP Policy Report (IIPP 2020-16). Available at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/wp2020-16

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Policy brief:

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Detter, D., Fölster, S. and Ryan-Collins, J. (2020). Public Wealth Funds: Supporting economic recovery and sustainable growth. UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Policy Brief series (IIPP PB 11).

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