The global economy has witnessed great economic volatility in the first two decades of the 21st century. Yet over this period, and in…
This paper shows that China has launched a new global system for cross-border rescue lending to countries in debt distress. It builds the…
As the largest user of global water, irrigated agriculture accounts for 20% of global cropland and 40% of food production. Irrigation is…
Inflation was quite predictably an outcome of the policies that were being pursued.
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Indian roads represent the worlds' largest program of private sector investment in road development…
Economists have for decades recommended that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases be taxed—or otherwise priced—to provide incentives…
This contribution surveys significant contributions technological innovations have made to humans' economic and material welfare, the…
Russia’s attack of Ukraine is causing staggering human suffering and destruction. The impacts on global commodity markets are being acutely…
This special issue is a reminder that the world lost a truly remarkable scholar when Martin Weitzman sadly passed away in 2019. Across five…
Experiences in real-world pollution markets suggest that firms make persistent errors in forecasting allowance and credit prices that…