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Rapid technology creation widened inequality across time and space

The US college wage premium nearly doubled between 1980 and 2010, rising fastest in dense cities and among young workers.…

4 days ago

Bank failures: The roles of solvency and liquidity

Do banks fail because of runs or because they become insolvent? Answering this question is central to understanding financial crises…

4 days ago

Cross-border payment technologies, innovations, and challenges: Lessons from domestic and cross-border payments

Cross-border payments are essential for global trade, remittances, and financial transactions. For centuries, cross-border payments have been an important part…

6 days ago

How new technologies travel: Evidence from global firm networks

Frontier innovation may start at home, but new technologies tend to spread across borders through firm-to-firm networks. Using more than…

6 days ago

Global shocks are back: Emerging markets holding up

When global uncertainty increases, emerging markets are typically the most exposed. Historically, tighter US monetary policy has led to capital…

6 days ago

Why global imbalances matter again – and what to do about them

The lesson from history is that global imbalances often end in financial crises. That risk cannot be dismissed today. The…

1 week ago

The great AI talent migration: Why universities are losing the future of innovation

For decades, universities were the beating heart of frontier research. Using a new database tracking the employment histories of 42,000…

1 week ago

The weaker US job ladder has slowed wage growth

Since the 1980s, real wages in the US have grown only slowly, even as productivity has continued to rise. This…

2 weeks ago

When and why political leaders polarise rhetoric: Evidence from Twitter/X

Standard theories of electoral competition predict that politicians should converge toward the centre as elections approach. This column challenges this…

2 weeks ago

How far the apple falls: Evidence on social mobility across OECD countries

Intergenerational social mobility refers to the relationship between the socioeconomic status of parents and the status their children attain as…

2 weeks ago