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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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 months ago

Flexibility at work: Insights from 50 years of data

Remote work and flexible hours are more than convenient working conditions for employees. They are catalysts for economic inclusion and…

9 months ago

How to Solve Asia’s Youth Employment Crisis

Youth unemployment in Asia and the Pacific is alarmingly high, with rates in countries like Armenia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and…

9 months ago

Renewables and Resilience: How Small Island States Can Secure an Affordable Energy Future

Small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts, despite contributing low global greenhouse gas emissions. These island…

9 months ago

Envisioning the human development opportunity of AI

Understanding what AI can do and how it is different from previous digital tools gives us a way of imagining…

9 months ago

Making indicators from diverse sources comparable

Individuals studying development are often interested in using data to make comparisons at various levels. By using data to make…

9 months ago

Does the political independence of banking regulators and supervisors improve financial stability?

Does higher political independence for banking regulators and supervisors improve financial stability? Policy makers seem to agree that this is…

9 months ago