Over the past 30 years, laws in Italy have become longer, more convoluted, and frequently unintelligible even to seasoned legal…
Central banks have increasingly engaged with climate-related topics in their public communication, but little is known about the drivers and…
Trade uncertainty between the EU and the US – driven by the announcement of new tariffs and a volatile global…
As large language models gain traction, it is important to ensure that decisions delegated to them comply with ethical and…
Preferential college admission is gaining traction worldwide as a means to address inequality in higher education, drawing greater attention to…
The timely detection of recessions is critical for an effective policy response. Yet, in the US, the official declaration from…
Global trade is entering a new era shaped by geopolitical alignment and China’s evolving role. China has become a direct…
Following the US tariff announcements in early April, the US dollar strongly depreciated while US Treasury yields rose. This column…
In the context of debates about alternative financing plans for Ukraine’s wartime economy (Becker et al. 2025) – such as…
Understanding differences in firm responses to macroeconomic shocks is key for designing policy actions. This column identifies 67 macro shocks…