This paper investigates the economic and social consequences of sovereign default on external debt. We focus on the crises’ impact on real…
My own preference is for incremental health reform rather than the teardown they advocate. This is partly based on answering a different…
I was gratified to see Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein write, “if Furman and others like him are enthusiastic about trying to build…
The outlook for federal debt represents a significant economic challenge for the United States. Economic developments and policy changes…
The global economy is projected to expand 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.8 percent in 2024, a slower pace than the 3.4 percent rate in 2022.…
After growing 3.4 percent in 2022, the global economy is projected to expand 3 percent in 2023 and 2.8 percent in 2024. A soft landing in…
This paper employs high frequency transactions data on the world's two oldest and most extensive centralized peer-to-peer Bitcoin markets,…
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered the most synchronous economic downturn in more than a century. Ninety percent of countries posted a decline…
We explore changes over time in how financially prepared Americans are for retirement, with a focus on the relative positions of Black and…
South Korea’s gender wage and employment gaps are among the largest in the OECD. Using labour force survey data over 2010–19, we estimate…