United States
This could be the reason behind slow wage growth in the US
Despite unemployment being at the lowest level in years.
4th Industrial Revolution
Industry
Economy
Global Issue
4th Industrial Revolution
Industry
Economy
Global Issue
Inclusive Growth Framework
Financial and Monetary Systems
These are the three main problems affecting blockchain
Despite being dubbed as a financial innovation, the inner workings of blockchain still face major speed bumps.
Global Economic Imbalances
What has driven the globalization of US firms?
Understanding the causes of globalization could better unlock its benefits.
International Trade and Investment
How the rest of the world can avoid a trade war
As the nature of global trade begins to change, what can individual nations do to find the best deal?
China
Retirees are urged to become entrepreneurs to stem China's ageing problem
The Liaoning province is advising its elderly citizens to start businesses.
Inclusive Growth Framework
How can we reform tax systems to take into account automation?
Robots and automation could mean a rethink is needed for global tax systems.
Inclusive Growth Framework
Why currency unions don't necessarily mean more trade for everyone
A challenge to the view that currency unions have a homogeneous ‘one-size-fits-all’ effect on bilateral trade flows.
Public Finance and Social Protection Systems
Global debt could put the world's ambitious plans for 2030 at risk
The financing needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is at risk because of mounting public debt, according to the IMF.
Inclusive Growth Framework
What is 'trade policy 3.0’?
In a recent article for LSE Business Review, I introduced the classification of “trade policy 3.0” and the emergent “internet of rules” (IoR): a networked repository of executable forms o...
Climate Change
Climate change will force us to redefine economic growth
Economic development and environmental responsibility don't need to be at odds. We can build a new form of growth.
Inclusive Growth Framework
3 questions to judge the success of the BRICS summit
With many complex challenges facing the member states, how can we judge the summit's success?
Inclusive Growth Framework
How to deal with failed banks
A new resolution framework could ensure moral and financial protection.
United States
US workers are falling behind the rest of the world. Here's why
New data from the OECD highlights the challenges and issues faced by the US labour market and its workers.
Inclusive Growth Framework
How do we know when a boom is bad?
"Credit booms marked by a rising share of junk bonds were followed by lower economic growth over the following three to four years."
Cities and Urbanization
Why we can't compare homeless populations between cities
From street sleepers to couch surfers, Canadian volunteers are surveying homeless people to better understand how to help them.