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Lessons on strengthening pensions and social insurance for sustainable development

In today\'s rapidly evolving world, robust pension systems and social insurance programs are vital for ensuring economic stability, financial inclusion,…

1 year ago

Working together to launch the world’s largest cohort in mobile phone data for policy

Working together. That was the main theme that resonated throughout a recent workshop to launch the 2024 Country Cohort of the Global…

1 year ago

How to Leverage Technology for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

Innovative health technologies are enhancing mental health care and the management of noncommunicable diseases, particularly in low and middle-income countries.…

1 year ago

What can we learn from Brazil about optimizing infrastructure investment?

As they grow, countries need better transportation, energy, and communications networks. But how should a country go about prioritizing these…

1 year ago

Counting the undead: A new metric for identifying zombie firms

Zombie firms are poorly performing firms that are unable to service their debt obligations over a prolonged period. They have…

1 year ago

Institutions and prosperity: The 2024 Nobel laureates

One of the most enduring puzzles in economics is the vast disparity in wealth and prosperity between regions of the…

1 year ago

Reassessing the mental health crisis among PhD students

In recent years, the mental health of PhD students has garnered significant attention, with calls for urgent policy interventions to…

1 year ago

Populism’s original sin: Short-term economic consequences of populist policy

Democracy promotes economic development (Naidu et al. 2014, Acemoglu et al. 2019). However, a rising internal threat is spreading across…

1 year ago

Distance from innovation is a barrier to the adoption of artificial intelligence

The extent to which geographic distance is a barrier to technological knowledge transfer is of interest to governments of countries…

1 year ago

The distributional consequences of trade: Evidence from the Grain Invasion

One of the classic insights from international economics is that there are winners and losers from trade. Recent research has…

1 year ago