Economic sanctions are too often the soft choice between doing nothing and taking effective but risky or expensive action, argues James Dobbins, of the RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation 18 Apr 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

The IMF has cut its global growth forecast for the fourth time in nine months

The IMF estimates that global GDP growth will slow to 3.3% this year, a fourth downgrade to its 2019 forecast in nine months.

Adam Rasmi · Quartz 10 Apr 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

Gita Gopinath: Why this is a delicate moment for the global economy

A year ago, economic activity was accelerating in almost all regions of the world. One year later, much has changed.

Gita Gopinath · IMF Blog 10 Apr 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This map shows how new words spread along trade routes

When exotic goods travelled to new regions, their native names sometimes hitchhiked along with them.

Nick Routley · Visual Capitalist 10 Apr 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Is it time for a 'true global currency'?

The International Monetary Fund’s global reserve asset, the Special Drawing Right, is one of the most underused instruments of multilateral cooperation. Turning it into a true global curr...

Jose Antonio Ocampo · Project Syndicate 08 Apr 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

3 things business leaders should do to make a renewed case for multilateralism

Multilateralism and global cooperation are under increasing threat, posing a serious risk to future prosperity. Business and finance leaders should care deeply about this state of affairs...

Lise Kingo and Scott Mather · Project Syndicate 08 Apr 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Why is it so hard to predict stock market trends?

Major shifts in the stock market should be at least partly foreseeable. Why aren't they?

Robert J. Shiller · Project Syndicate 03 Apr 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

What if zero interest rates are the new normal?

The valid insight behind "modern monetary theory" – that governments and central banks together can always create nominal demand – was explained by Milton Friedman in 1948. But it is vita...

J. Adair Turner · Project Syndicate 03 Apr 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Public investment banks could be a powerful tool for growth

If they are well structured and governed, public investment banks can be powerful catalysts for investment-led growth. But governments that establish such institutions should adhere to fo...

Mariana Mazzucato and Laurie Macfarlane · Project Syndicate 02 Apr 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This is why economics needs to go back to the drawing board

Since the 2008 financial crash, economical norms have gone out the window, so it advanced economies it might be time to go back to the drawing board.

Jim O'Neill · Project Syndicate 22 Mar 2019

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

There are more than 1 billion guns in the world and this is who owns them

A look at how gun culture and legislation varies around the world, as New Zealand seeks to ban semi-automatic weapons after a deadly shooting.

Emma Charlton 21 Mar 2019

International Trade and Investment

Why protectionism spells trouble for global economic growth

The benefits and pitfalls of protectionist trade policies have long been debated by economists and policy-makers. New research suggests it can cause more harm than good.

Jonathan D. Ostry 13 Mar 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

How to close Africa’s financing gap

There is growing international recognition that the current shortfall in investment financing is a major threat to Africa's future. New investors, particularly private-sector debt funds, ...

Guillaume Arditti · Project Syndicate 27 Feb 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

GDP needs an upgrade. Here's why

After 8 decades as the premier measure of economic success, there appears to be a widespread consensus that GDP is no longer fit for purpose in the modern world.

Diane Coyle · Project Syndicate 21 Feb 2019

Geopolitics

Mapped: The median age of the population on every continent

How do the continents compare when it comes to median age?

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 20 Feb 2019

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