The postwar international order is no longer functioning as its architects intended. Rules remain, but their authority has weakened. Institutions…
The dollar's role as the world's reserve currency has been blamed for an overvalued exchange rate that hollows out US…
Occupational licensing has become an increasingly important topic in labour market policy. Governments across advanced economies are debating whether licensing…
Oil price shocks do not simply make conflict more likely everywhere; they change where violence happens. Using monthly georeferenced data…
There is growing evidence that place-based industrial policies lead to positive economic effects. This column analyses the “Million-Rouble Plants” programme…
Equal pay for equal work has been a core EU principle since the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957.…
Globalisation has changed economic research profoundly, making it more comparable, more competitive, and thoroughly quantitative. This column argues that AI…
US labour productivity has accelerated since 2022. Output per hour grew around 2.5% per year from the end of 2022…
The regulatory cycles view, according to which periods of deregulation encourage greater risk-taking and credit booms, which culminate in financial…
When Credit Suisse failed in March 2023, Swiss authorities, against market expectations, set aside the resolution plan and arranged a…