War times require extreme resource reallocation. Economists become responsible for financing and allocating resources. How does the role of an economist differ today?

VoxEU 06 Sep 2019

Public Finance and Social Protection

Why economists are in favour of a consumption-based tax system

Reforming the tax system will address wealth inequality whilst raising revenue, but will it deter business?

Kenneth Rogoff · Project Syndicate 05 Sep 2019

Africa

Is it possible to build a welfare state that works in Africa?

Automation threatens to make full employment a pipe dream for African countries. So how can they continue to build their social security nets?

Abhinav Chugh 03 Sep 2019

Africa

Africa can rise – if our leaders end extreme inequality

Despite a clutch of fast-growing economies, new Oxfam data shows extreme poverty is still on the rise in Africa.

Winnie Byanyima and Peter Kamalingin 03 Sep 2019

Future of Economic Progress

These are the countries with the highest inflation

High rates of inflation put huge amounts of pressure on people and businesses – here’s what’s happening across the globe.

Douglas Broom 13 Aug 2019

United States

U.S. Economy: Is a long, shallow recession on the way?

Can the future of the US' economy be predicted? David Rosenberg makes his predictions, and it isn't looking positive...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 12 Aug 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Did someone say rate cut? Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank meeting takes place on Thursday. There are five key questions that need to be answered. With a U.S./China trade war hurting euro zone exporters and the Federal R...

Dhara Ranasinghe and Ritvik Carvalho · Reuters 23 Jul 2019

Public Finance and Social Protection

An 1873 law banning gay sex is being challenged in the Caribbean

After suffering abuse for his sexual orientation, a man is seeking to prove that his country's laws violate the constitution that guarantees the right to freedom of expression by taking l...

Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 Jul 2019

Public Finance and Social Protection

Is it time up for the gig economy?

This column reports evidence from the UK and the US that while atypical workers may like flexibility, they would prefer a steady job. Indeed, workers would agree to earn less in order to ...

Nikhil Datta · VoxEU 22 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

Financial and Monetary Systems

These ‘weak spots’ in the global economy could cause the next financial crisis

There are vulnerabilities in the global financial system that, if left untreated, could develop into serious problems, says the IMF.

IMFblog · IMF Direct 25 Jun 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Can UBI survive financialization?

The idea of a universal basic income is growing in popularity, but it cannot be used primarily to service debt and secure new loans, says welfare economics expert, Lena Lavinas.

Lena Lavinas · Project Syndicate 20 Jun 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Time to make a fundamental choice about the future of healthcare

Healthcare is increasingly burdened with non-communicable disease in an ageing population. Here's how technology and the British NHS model can help it adapt.

Nicholas Peters 11 Jun 2019

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