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The price of delay: How supply chain disruptions spread into consumer prices

Supply chain disruptions have become a recurring feature of recent economic dynamics and an increasing concern in inflation policy discussions.…

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Monetary policy under multiple financing constraints

A longstanding puzzle in monetary economics is that policy tightening has stronger effects than easing. This column shows that the…

2 weeks ago

Research value-added in elite economics PhD programmes

The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act raises the federal tax on private university endowment income sharply, with the top…

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Chat GPT’s financial advice: Supply, demand, and the life cycle

The rise of generative AI has raised hopes that high-quality, personalised financial advice might finally become cheap and universally accessible.…

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Hedging interest rate risk when it matters: Evidence from Italian banks

Valuation losses can build quickly in response to higher interest rates, as demonstrated by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.…

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AI, productivity, and work: Evidence from US firms

Real-time evidence from users can inform the current policy debates around artificial intelligence. This column reports on a survey of…

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The impact of the US exit from free trade on trade cooperation elsewhere in the world

The large US tariffs announced in April 2025 led other countries to debate the best policy response. This column uses…

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When central banks over-deliver, markets listen differently

Financial markets pay close attention to monetary policy, and surprise policy decisions can strongly affect asset prices and the real…

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The impact of global versus regional energy shocks on the EU

Not all energy shocks are alike. This column uses a multi-country, multi-sector DSGE model with production networks and trade linkages…

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One office day a month boosts remote team performance

Remote work has become a permanent feature of labour markets. It can reduce commuting costs, expand flexibility, and help firms…

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