Does International Trade Weaken or Strengthen Countries’ Resilience?
Four significant problems currently afflicting leading economies serve as examples of how trade barriers erected by governments have reduced resilience.
Research
The G20’s Role in Fostering Trade and Investment
There is increasing optimism that the worst of the pandemic may be behind us.
Inflation Isn’t Recession. The Chances of a Downturn Are Lower Than People Think.
U.S. consumer sentiment by one measure is at its lowest level since 2011.
Innovations in Translation, Advocacy, and Engagement in Global Development
The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life.
Measuring real activity using a weekly economic index
This paper describes a weekly economic index (WEI) developed to track the rapid economic developments associated with the onset of and policy response to the novel coronavirus in the United States.
Four Facts about Human Capital
This paper synthesizes what economists have learned about human capital since Becker (1962) into four stylized facts.
The Sounds of Development: Musical Representation as (An)other Source of Development Knowledge
o our knowledge there has been little research to date on the relationship between international development and popular music—for example, on the ways in which familiar development themes are rendere
New Mediums, Better Messages?: How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development
The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life.
Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars
With elevated global inflation likely to persist for some time, the prospect of competitive exchange-rate appreciations is looming larger.
Hidden Defaults
China's lending boom to developing countries is morphing into defaults and debt distress.
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