"Ignoring economic principles is dangerous—economic principles don’t care whether you choose to ignore them."
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About Athanasios Orphanides
Athanasios Orphanides is a Cypriot economist who served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and as a Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. He is known for his expertise in monetary policy and his contributions to the field of economics, particularly in the areas of monetary economics and macroeconomic policy. Orphanides has also held academic positions at prestigious institutions such as MIT and is widely respected for his research and publications in the field of economics.
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