International Trade
Donald Trump has promised a raft of new tariffs, prompting concerns about a concomitant increase in inflation. This column argues that tariffs do not necessarily
February 11, 2025
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Energy
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 60 percent of its population living in areas facing severe water
February 11, 2025
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CLimate Change
In the heart of the Himalayas, Bhutan, the kingdom that pioneered Gross National Happiness, faces an unprecedented challenge from climate-induced disasters. Yet within this challenge
February 11, 2025
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Development
Think of a typical entrepreneur in Dushanbe, with dreams of expanding business. Their products might be in high demand, yet when they seek a loan
February 11, 2025
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CLimate Change
Tackling climate change requires huge resources and a quick policy response (IPCC Working Group III 2022): the faster greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced, the
February 6, 2025
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Policy
The Federal Reserve’s policy rate stands at 4.5%, dramatically higher than its pre-COVID level of around 1.5%–2%. This sharp tightening led many economists to predict,
February 6, 2025
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Finance
Homeownership rates and housing wealth differ immensely across countries. Using a life-cycle model with housing wealth estimated on micro data from five large economies, this
February 6, 2025
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Education
Teenage drinking remains widespread in Europe. To address concerns about its negative effects on health and cognition, many European countries have raised their minimum legal
February 6, 2025
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Economy
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. For several decades, global financial markets have been increasingly integrated. But has that process now gone into reverse? If
February 3, 2025
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Banking
Sample surveys have been a fundamental tool for capturing policy-relevant heterogeneities among agents, especially firms, and remain crucial for providing insights into key analytical issues.
February 3, 2025
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