Ben Bland on Southeast Asia in a Fragmented World
Recent geopolitical shocks have changed the nature of international trade and left regional organizations to tighten their economic ties. Th...
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Mehran Gul on the Innovation Blindspot
While much of the big technological innovations of the past decade have emerged from the United States and China, innovation happens everywh...
Dani Rodrik on Rethinking Development
Manufacturing and industrialization have long been the development strategy for many countries in Asia. But while the approach has spurred g...
Ha-Joon Chang on Infant Industry Protection
Today's South Korean economy is a far cry from what Ha-Joon Chang was born into. But growing up, he witnessed the remarkable transformation...
Krishna Srinivasan on Asia's Next Chapter
Asia has been the poster child for moving farm workers into urban manufacturing jobs to increase productivity, but is that model still the g...
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Story Behind the Number
Inflation pressures were already brewing when Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas stepped in as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022, but rising geopol...
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Story Behind the Number
Inflation pressures were already brewing when Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas stepped in as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022, but rising geopol...
Jeffry Frieden: The Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion
As geopolitical tensions rise, countries like to flex their economic muscle. But as appealing as they might be, sanctions, tariffs, and expo...
Trade among Geopolitical Rivals: Michele Ruta
Increased trade integration between economic superpowers shaped our globalized world, but that world we've known for the past three decades...
Nationalizations Get Another Look: Nicholas Mulder
State-owned enterprises have long been viewed by economists as a bad idea due to proven inefficiencies and mismanagement. But is handing ove...
Gracelin Baskaran on the Race for Minerals
The recent scramble for the minerals that go into our electric vehicles, solar panels, and defense systems has exposed vulnerabilities in th...
Geoeconomics Revisited: Josh Lipsky and Matteo Maggiori
As global powers face rising geopolitical tensions, sanctions, export controls, and tariffs are once again tools of leverage, marking the re...
Barry Eichengreen and Chima Simpson-Bell on Currencies that Shine
When global volatility increases, so does the demand for the dollar. When countries face sanctions, they rush for gold. But while the two ha...
Eswar Prasad on Escaping the Doom Loop
When esteemed economist and author Eswar Prasad set out to write his latest book, it was to be about the promise of some recent trends withi...
Taxing Bad Habits: Christoph Rosenberg
While it is true that death and taxes are unavoidable, good tax policies can help delay the inevitable. So-called sin taxes on alcohol, toba...
Amadou Sy on Why Africa is Keeping its Debt Closer to Home
African economies began tapping into overseas markets for funding in the early 2000s, after debt burdens had been alleviated by the Highly I...
The Debt Reckoning: Rodrigo Valdés and Era Dabla-Norris
Unprecedented debt levels are pressing governments to make tough choices. While aging populations demand more public spending, resources are...
Johan Norberg on What Makes and Breaks Golden Eras
The most prosperous of civilizations were the most open. The Romans, for example, expanded their empire by integrating the populations they...
Enrico Letta: Harnessing Europe's Single Market
There is strength in numbers, and the idea of European integration through a single market was to capitalize on the EU as a whole. However,...
Claudia Sahm on how Private Data can Augment Official Statistics
While official statistics compiled by government agencies are still considered the most reliable, policymakers are increasingly using privat...