DEBATE: Is Christine Lagarde a smart pick to take over from Mario Draghi at the European Central Bank? Is Christine Lagarde the right choice to take over the ECB? Is Christine Lagarde a smart pick to take over from Mario Draghi at the European Central Bank? Yes, says Pierre Ortlieb, an economist at OMFIF Christine Lagarde’s tentative appointment reflects the challenges that the ECB will face in its third decade. Post-crisis unconventional monetary policy and the Bank’s prominence in the continent’s capital markets have [...]