The digital age has ushered in an era of transformation for money, triggering debates about the role of cryptocurrencies, central…
Geopolitical risks impact firms on both sides of the Atlantic. While the short-term outlook is better than expected, there remains…
Warnings of an AI stock market bubble abound. Should investors and policymakers be concerned? This column argues that innovation-driven bubbles…
For decades, discussions about increasing the EU budget or issuing joint debt have been stymied by mistrust between member states.…
As geopolitical tensions rise, fears of ‘deglobalisation’ have taken centre stage. The US–China trade war, Brexit, and Russia’s invasion of…
The starkly different paths of economic development followed by China and the West leading to the Industrial Revolution is often…
Manufacturing is a locus of innovation, yet standard industry data show manufacturing productivity stagnating in the US. This column argues…
Surveys with information provision experiments, a form of randomised control trials, have become popular in economics (for review articles, see…
While trade debates focus on tariffs and goods, services have quietly defied deglobalisation and become an increasingly important driver of…
As populations age, noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions are draining South American economies, reducing labour supply and diverting resources…