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Part-time work slows the narrowing of France’s lifetime gender earnings gap

France has narrowed its gender lifetime earnings gap, but has not managed closed it. Despite legal guarantees, French women still…

6 months ago

How the 2018/19 US tariffs against China boosted exports and employment in Mexico

In 2018 and 2019, the US administration hiked tariffs on imports from China. This column shows that imports from Mexico…

6 months ago

When supply shocks to essential inputs spur innovation: Lessons from the global rare earths disruption

Trade and industrial policies designed to support domestic industries can unintentionally kindle technological progress abroad. This column examines the case…

6 months ago

Uncertain times in Lebanon: How policy shocks ripple through MENA markets

Despite its small size, Lebanon’s chronic crises send financial shockwaves across the Middle East and North Africa. This column uses…

6 months ago

Generative AI in universities: Grades up, signals down, skills in flux

Student use of artificial intelligence is reshaping learning and redefining the skills of future workers. This column examines the impact…

6 months ago

Trump tariff policy, uncertainty, and the role of economics

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is shaking the global economy. Following the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium, an…

6 months ago

State aid in times of crisis: Lessons from COVID-19 support for firms in Italy and Spain

The unprecedented wave of state aid to firms across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic raised questions about who benefited…

6 months ago

Global inequality is the World Bank’s elephant in the room

The future of work and the future of poverty are closely bound up with each other. Global value chains, those…

6 months ago

The Great Wall of Chinese goods: The effect of tariff-induced re-rerouting on euro area consumer prices

Tariffs affect both supply and demand, possibly with contrasting effects on prices. This column shows that renewed US-China tensions could…

6 months ago

Industrial policy lessons from East Germany’s privatization

There has been renewed interest in industrial policy as a tool to reshape the structure of economic activity, but little…

6 months ago