France has narrowed its gender lifetime earnings gap, but has not managed closed it. Despite legal guarantees, French women still…
In 2018 and 2019, the US administration hiked tariffs on imports from China. This column shows that imports from Mexico…
Trade and industrial policies designed to support domestic industries can unintentionally kindle technological progress abroad. This column examines the case…
Despite its small size, Lebanon’s chronic crises send financial shockwaves across the Middle East and North Africa. This column uses…
Student use of artificial intelligence is reshaping learning and redefining the skills of future workers. This column examines the impact…
President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is shaking the global economy. Following the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium, an…
The unprecedented wave of state aid to firms across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic raised questions about who benefited…
The future of work and the future of poverty are closely bound up with each other. Global value chains, those…
Tariffs affect both supply and demand, possibly with contrasting effects on prices. This column shows that renewed US-China tensions could…
There has been renewed interest in industrial policy as a tool to reshape the structure of economic activity, but little…