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Sweden chose to stay outside the monetary union at its launch in 1999, following the recommendation of the government’s EMU Inquiry (1997). In a 2003
April 7, 2026
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Economy
As advanced economies age, firms increasingly rely on younger immigrants for physically demanding, entry-level jobs. This column presents evidence from Korea’s pandemic-era border closure showing
April 7, 2026
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Health
China is undergoing a sharp demographic transition: rapid population ageing, a shrinking labour force, persistently low fertility, and continued urbanisation. Using an overlapping-generations framework, this
April 7, 2026
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Economy
The 2024 reform of the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact introduced medium-term expenditure paths as the centrepiece of a new, country-specific surveillance framework. This column
April 4, 2026
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Finance
There are concerns that the widespread adoption of central bank digital currencies could drain bank deposits and weaken banks’ ability to lend, but it has
April 4, 2026
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The G20 is approaching a turning point. Established in the aftermath of financial crises as a forum for macroeconomic coordination, it has gradually expanded into
April 1, 2026
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Development
Innovation is widely viewed as the engine of economic growth. But not all innovations play the same role. Economists often distinguish between product innovations, which
April 1, 2026
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Economy
The composition of international reserves is in a constant state of flux. This column identifies some surprising recent trends, including the continued diversification away from
March 30, 2026
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Economy
A central problem for every firm is to ensure that workers provide effort, especially when that effort is hard to monitor. While financial incentives such
March 30, 2026
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Energy
In a cost-of-living shock, households must cope with lower purchasing power while also substituting away from goods whose prices have risen. The distributional consequences of
March 30, 2026
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