When political pressure trumps academic freedom
Academic freedom has been declining over the past decade across the world. This column analyses over 25,000 economics working papers to show that, beyond direct
Uncovering the labour supply channel of monetary transmission
Economists have long viewed monetary policy as influencing labour demand, with little effect on labour supply. This column discusses four studies that use different methods
Climate policy may crowd out green values and what to do about it
Conventional approaches to policy design fail to recognise the plasticity of citizens’ beliefs and social preferences. Based on a representative sample from Germany, this column
Alpha Dhabi net profit surges 48% to $2.7bln in H1 2026
ADX-listed Alpha Dhabi Holding has posted a 48% year-on-year increase in net profit for H1 2026 to AED 9.8 billion ($2.7 billion), while revenue rose
HSBC sells $25 billion Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone
HSBC , is selling its A$36 billion ($25.30 billion) Australian home and personal loan book to global asset manager Blackstone in the world’s largest-ever home loan portfolio
Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea
Global investors pulled back from South Korean stocks through a wild turn in July but are keeping faith with the heavyweight chipmakers on the view
From learning to earning: an AI career coach for students choosing what comes next
“Before I met Gallito, I had no real idea what I wanted to do.” The student who said it attends a public school in Lima, months
How Amazonian rangers are building better jobs on the frontline of conservation
Every year on July 31, World Ranger Day offers us a moment to celebrate the people standing on the frontlines of nature. This year’s theme,
The origins of the multinational premium: Managerial talent, firm risk, and corporate taxation
Multinational firms tend to earn higher stock returns than purely domestic firms, raising questions about what drives their differential exposure to aggregate risk. This column
How shifts in geoeconomic power are rewiring global trade
Trade growth stalled after the Global Financial Crisis, and world trade is now splitting along geopolitical lines. This poses a distinctive challenge for the EU,
