Almost one in three millennials in the United States reports feeling lonely and, perhaps more worrying, one in five says they have no friends, according to a new survey.

Rosamond Hutt 14 Aug 2019

United Kingdom

Mapped: The world’s oldest democracies

With many countries having their own unique claim to democracy - which one was really first?

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 08 Aug 2019

Social Media

Facebook is building new maps to track population density across the world

Humanitarian agencies in Africa are hoping detailed population maps being created by Facebook researchers will save lives and improve living conditions.

Nick Routley · Visual Capitalist 07 Aug 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

The evolution of international trade finance explained

This column reconstructs the evolution of global trade finance from the Middle Ages until today.

Olivier Accominotti and Stefano Ugolini 07 Aug 2019

Workforce and Employment

How not to think about job creation

Policy is key in changing how society views jobs, according to Ricardo Hausmann.

Ricardo Hausmann · Project Syndicate 05 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Scientists: 'Environmental damage is a war crime'

In an open letter to the UN, published in Nature, a group of 24 scientists have called for harsher punishments for those who damage the environment in conflict zones. "Stop Military Confl...

Jordan Davidson · EcoWatch 30 Jul 2019

Global Governance

Four major car companies have joined California in tightening emissions

In a bid to tackle increasing environmental concerns, the state of California has taken matters into their own hands.

David Shepardson and Ben Klayman · Reuters 26 Jul 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Do you know the most populous cities over the last 500 years?

In 1500, Beijing was the most populated city on earth. Over the last 500 years, this has changed dramatically with a different Asian city taking the top spot.

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 26 Jul 2019

Future of Economic Progress

The world is looking at slow growth - but it doesn't have to be this way

The IMF projects growth to improve between 2019 and 2020. But 70% of this increase will depend on the performance of emerging markets and developing economies.

Gita Gopinath · IMF Blog 25 Jul 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Why policymakers need to form decisions around what they don't know

This column argues that policymakers should take into account what they don’t know in their decision making. It describes a tractable approach for acknowledging, characterising, and respo...

Lars Peter Hansen and Thomas Sargent · VoxEU 24 Jul 2019

Global Governance

Does the G20 still matter?

The first gatherings of the G20 promised an auspicious future for global governance. But now the group has replaced action with empty talk, argues Jim O’Neil, Chair of Chatham House

Chatham House 21 Jul 2019

European Union

Germany's Von der Leyen secures powerful EU executive top job

Ursula von der Leyen has won her place as the new European Comission president after a vote in the European Parliament.

Foo Yun Chee · Reuters 17 Jul 2019

Global Governance

How can technology end currency wars?

US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies and frequent accusations of currency manipulation by other countries speak to the need for a universal monetary system of the type twent...

Harold James · Project Syndicate 08 Jul 2019

Global Governance

Amsterdam's first woman mayor plans to overhaul the red-light district

The changes have three main aims, to protect women from degrading work conditions, to cut crime and to revive the 500-year-old neighbourhood.

Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 04 Jul 2019

International Trade and Investment

The reason behind the global surge in protectionism

This column suggests that people often react by demanding trade protection when faced with shocks that generate unemployment, with the largest effects observed when it is caused by import...

Rafael Di Tella and Dani Rodrik · VoxEU 02 Jul 2019

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