Around the world, thousands of projects are fostering partnerships between people and organizations from around the globe - a powerful counterweight to our fractured geopolitics.

Rachel Duan 17 Jan 2020

Geo-economics

Davos 2020: Here's what you need to know about the global economy

Rising inequality, trade tensions, technological disruptions, climate change, and geopolitical uncertainty threaten the already-fragile economic growth.

Christopher Alessi 16 Jan 2020

United States

Rapid urbanization and rural decline – the 2 trends redefining US demographics

The population of the United States has grown 6% in the last 8 years, with individual counties undergoing diverse and rapid change.

Visual Capitalist 15 Jan 2020

Global Risks

Top risks are environmental, but ignore economics and they'll be harder to fix

The 2020 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report reveals that climate-related risks overshadow all other risks – in particular economic risks – undermining cohesive action and creating b...

Gayle Markovitz 15 Jan 2020

Financial and Monetary Systems

The assumptions that underpin modern economics need reviewing. This is why

Economics has reached the point where we need to examine the assumptions that are hindering our ability to understand and map the new world of digital technology, writes former Chief Econ...

Kaushik Basu · Project Syndicate 03 Jan 2020

Global Economic Imbalances

How social and environmental responsibility can boost business

Research suggests that small investors and customers can influence a company's environmental and social sustainability policies.

Nickolay Gantchev, Mariassunta Giannetti, and Rachel Li · VoxEU 02 Jan 2020

International Trade and Investment

How US-China tensions are changing the game for global trade

A US block on new appointments to the WTO’s Appellate Body threatens to reshape the future of the organization.

John Letzing 19 Dec 2019

Geo-economics

What’s next for China-U.S. trade – and what it means for the world

The latest U.S.-China trade-war truce doesn't come near a solution to the challenges China poses to the U.S. and the world trading system, argues Hung Tran of the Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council 18 Dec 2019

Geo-economics

Why we need to rethink geo-economics to beat climate change

Both developed and developing nations have a role to play in finding, funding and furthering the solutions to the climate crisis.

Abhinav Chugh 12 Dec 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Have economists solved this puzzle from the Great Recession?

Since the Great Recession, macroeconomists have been debating the alleged breakdown of the relationship between inflation and the output gap – also known as the Phillips curve.

Jesper Lindé and Mathias Trabandt · VoxEU 06 Dec 2019

Global Governance

Gaps in global governance are holding back the world’s economy. Here's how

The current system of governance needs to evolve to meet challenges posed by today’s economic realities, argues Yaroslav Lissovolik, of the Valdai Discussion Club

Valdai Discussion Club 02 Dec 2019

Corporate Governance

Davos Manifesto 1973: A Code of Ethics for Business Leaders

In the early days of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab launched a code of ethics for business leaders worldwide.

Klaus Schwab 02 Dec 2019

Corporate Governance

Davos Manifesto 2020: The Universal Purpose of a Company in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Davos Manifesto is the World Economic Forum's view of 'stakeholder capitalism'.

Klaus Schwab 02 Dec 2019

Corporate Governance

Why we need the 'Davos Manifesto' for a better kind of capitalism

The Davos Manifesto is the World Economic Forum's view of 'stakeholder capitalism' and the best response to today's social and environmental challenges.

Klaus Schwab · Project Syndicate 01 Dec 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

The case for old-fashioned tariff cuts

Changes to trade policy in the last three years have done the world more damage than good. What can we learn from past experiences?

Jeffrey Frankel · Project Syndicate 28 Nov 2019

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Geo-economics

Partnerships and interdependence can triumph over nationalism and isolationism. Here's how

Davos 2020: Here's what you need to know about the global economy

Rapid urbanization and rural decline – the 2 trends redefining US demographics

Top risks are environmental, but ignore economics and they'll be harder to fix

The assumptions that underpin modern economics need reviewing. This is why

How social and environmental responsibility can boost business

How US-China tensions are changing the game for global trade

What’s next for China-U.S. trade – and what it means for the world

Why we need to rethink geo-economics to beat climate change

Have economists solved this puzzle from the Great Recession?

Gaps in global governance are holding back the world’s economy. Here's how

Davos Manifesto 1973: A Code of Ethics for Business Leaders

Davos Manifesto 2020: The Universal Purpose of a Company in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Why we need the 'Davos Manifesto' for a better kind of capitalism

The case for old-fashioned tariff cuts

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