Economy Featured Innovation Productivity Government reform and innovation performance in China While conventional wisdom considers research investment and human capital the wellsprings of innovation, a more subtle catalyst has perhaps been... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 10, 2024 0 Comments
Finance Economy Featured World StanChart sets $200 billion new wealth assets target, focuses on... Standard Chartered (StanChart) will target $200 billion in new assets and double-digit growth in income from its wealth business over the... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 10, 2024 0 Comments
Finance Banking Featured World Barclays reaches $19.5 million settlement over debt sale blunder Barclays agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle a lawsuit in Manhattan by shareholders who accused the British bank of... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Energy Featured News World Navigating economic shocks: How firms adapted to the energy crisis To manage the consequences of unexpected shocks, policymakers need to understand how firms respond to such shocks. This column uses... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Finance Economy Featured World Trump’s victory and equity markets: The effect of political proximity Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States on 5 November has stirred both optimism and apprehension in global... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Climate Environment Featured News Experiencing natural disasters increases partisan disagreement on climate change As climate-related disasters become increasingly frequent and destructive, one might expect first-hand experience of these events to bring consensus on... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Education Economy Featured World From decline to revival: Policies to unlock human capital and... The question of why productivity growth slowed from the early- to mid-2000s continues to interest policymakers, but researchers have paid... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Economy Banking Featured Finance Two centuries of systemic bank runs Bank runs are notoriously difficult to measure systematically. This column constructs two novel, cross-country databases on bank run events in... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Energy Economy Featured World Beyond energy: Inflationary effects of metals price shocks The shift from fossil fuels to renewable technologies may render the global economy less oil-intensive and more metals-intensive. This column... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Energy Environment Featured World US green power demand expected to grow regardless of election... Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country’s next president, major players in... BY GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE December 2, 2024 0 Comments