The ‘child penalty’ significantly reduces women’s lifetime earnings and pension savings, but whether this is the result of deliberate forward-looking…
Global foreign direct investment flows are increasingly mirroring the world’s geopolitical divides. This column introduces a new index for FDI…
In an increasingly interconnected world, the health of one is the health of all. Yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic painfully…
One of the narratives being pushed by Russia is that its economy is doing better than the West, and that…
Decentralised finance (DeFi) lending involves providing and receiving loans directly through blockchain and smart contracts, eliminating the need for traditional…
We assess the implications of two types of monetary policy responses: a ‘passive’ monetary policy response that keeps the real…
Training a single AI model can emit as much greenhouse gas as burning 300,000 pounds of coal, underscoring the need…
Asia and the Pacific is central to global climate change efforts, but robust capital markets are needed to mobilize private…
We are fast approaching critical tipping points where climate impacts could become irreversible. How we manage the earth’s water has the potential…
Learning to read is the most important outcome of primary education. The ability to read allows an individual to acquire new…