As terrible as this may be for the people in these countries, it is good for economists since we now have a lot of data to help interpret what causes crises and what to do or not to do about them. We can blame the banks for creating the crisis. But we have to blame ourselves somehow for not being able to manage our response to the crisis well ― in a way that makes sure we make use of the full potential of our resources.

Remarks by Martín Guzmán at 12th Edition of the Paris Forum: Key findings and conclusions of the Jubilee Report
Dear members of the Paris Club Secretariat, Thank you for the invitation to present some of the key findings and conclusions of the Jubilee Report, commissioned by Pope Francis and prepared by a Commission of