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How to build the right skills for economic transitions

Economic transitions, such as the green and digital transitions, globalization, and population aging, can dramatically shift labor demand – creating…

2 years ago

Green Zambia: Financing a livable future

Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in practice? In our recent…

2 years ago

Preserving the Forest of the Congo Basin: A Game Changer for Africa and the World

As African leaders convene in Brazzaville to discuss the forest agenda, it is crucial to reflect on how the Congo…

2 years ago

Carbon pricing and inflation volatility

Carbon pricing initiatives, in the form of carbon taxes or emissions trading systems, have mushroomed in the last two decades,…

2 years ago

Drivers of investors’ portfolio choices: Separating risk preferences from frictions

Why don’t more households participate in the stock market? The two reasons often cited in the literature are risk aversion…

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Lessons from history: How removing barriers to knowledge can spur innovation

At the end of the 19th century in Italy, books and manuscripts were transferred from monasteries to public libraries, making…

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The new curse of critical minerals

A race is raging among global powers to secure access to critical minerals to power the simultaneous energy and digital…

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How students, parents, and teachers affect the integration of minorities in the classroom

Integrating ethnic minorities in the classroom enriches the educational environment, but some studies find that it lowers student test scores.…

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Educational scarring and the cost of business cycles

Policies aimed at reducing economic fluctuations primarily focus on disruptive recessions, but booms may also have hidden costs. A rise…

2 years ago

Gendered change: 150 years of transformation in US hours

The 2023 Nobel Committee awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin.…

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