As they grow, countries need better transportation, energy, and communications networks. But how should a country go about prioritizing these investments? Are there synergies from
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Zombie firms are poorly performing firms that are unable to service their debt obligations over a prolonged period. They have a marginal return on capital
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One of the most enduring puzzles in economics is the vast disparity in wealth and prosperity between regions of the world. Following the beginnings of
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In recent years, the mental health of PhD students has garnered significant attention, with calls for urgent policy interventions to address what some describe as
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Democracy promotes economic development (Naidu et al. 2014, Acemoglu et al. 2019). However, a rising internal threat is spreading across democracies worldwide: populism (Tabellini 2019,
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The extent to which geographic distance is a barrier to technological knowledge transfer is of interest to governments of countries distant from centres of knowledge
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One of the classic insights from international economics is that there are winners and losers from trade. Recent research has pointed towards geography as a
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As we approach COP29, modelling the relationship between climate variables – such as temperature and precipitation – and economic output offers valuable insights into the
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In September 1433, Cosimo de’ Medici, the founder of the Medici dynasty, was summoned to appear before the Signoria, the government of Florence, to be
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It is well understood that real estate lending booms can cause financial crises and weak recoveries (Schularick et al. 2014). Raising house prices that go
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