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Behind the scenes: How we work with creditors on debt transparency

Earlier this year, the World Bank conducted the second round of a Data Sharing Exercise with G-7 and Paris Club creditors.…

1 year ago

Laws, Data, and Empowerment: Insights from UNDP’s Women’s Empowerment Index and World Bank’s Women Business and Law Index

When it comes to improving economic outcomes for women and women’s empowerment, effective action requires reliable data. Yet, data capturing…

1 year ago

Strategic autonomy for Europe requires economic growth

The current US administration’s willingness to weaponise trade makes clear that transatlantic economic relations have become entirely transactional. This column,…

1 year ago

Europe’s trade surplus, international relative prices, and the productivity growth gap

The euro area faces persistently weak productivity growth alongside a sustained trade surplus and a trendless real exchange rate. This…

1 year ago

Tariffs and US dollar depreciations: Not so surprising after all

The sharp depreciation of the US dollar (USD) following the ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcements on 2 April 2025 appeared to…

1 year ago

Trumpian tariffs are import substitution industrialisation 2.0

The new Trumpian tariffs are not the familiar protectionism G7 nations have applied for decades. Instead of shielding particular sectors,…

1 year ago

Public policy can encourage physicians to practice in underserved areas

Many communities in the US, especially those in rural areas, have limited access to healthcare. For example, some areas have…

1 year ago

Future jobs: AI, robots, and jobs in developing countries

Studies of the impact of robots on labour markets often conceptualise jobs as bundles of distinct tasks. In such frameworks,…

1 year ago

How institutions interact with exchange rates after the 2024 US presidential election

The US presidential election of 6 November 2024 was not only a political turning point in Washington. Within minutes of…

1 year ago

The (non) effect of tariffs on manufacturing employment

The two most prominent arguments President Trump has advanced for his trade war – both during the early months of…

1 year ago