Societal poverty measures in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
The World Bank’s societal poverty estimates can now be readily accessed from the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). Societal poverty, first introduced as one of the World
The role of industries in rising inequality
Earnings inequality has risen since the 1980s in most developed countries, yet the complexities of this rise spark ongoing debates. A crucial question is whether
Quantitative easing generates more inflation than conventional monetary policy
Many commentators argue that quantitative easing played a significant role in the post-pandemic rise in inflation across advanced economies. Would the inflation consequences have been
From the Great Divergence to South-South divergence
The long era of the Great Divergence has come to an end with the rapid economic ascendance of Eastern Asia, and China in particular. But
From Soccer to AI, Saudi Arabia Spends to Win
When the Saudi government offered soccer superstar Lionel Messi a contract said to be worth more than $500 million for two years, the amount seemed staggering though
Deepfakes Aren’t the Disinformation Threat They’re Made Out to Be
The chief of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 warns of danger on the horizon. Deepfakes, Ken McCallum said at a conference in California, are “a
Eliminating bottlenecks in public finance to improve the delivery of health services
Globally, health economists and practitioners have been increasingly focusing on bottlenecks in public financial management (PFM) to improve the delivery of health services to citizens.
The hidden toll of gun violence on pregnant women and newborns
The US has seen an alarming rise in the frequency and severity of mass shootings, with a potential indirect impact on pregnant individuals and their
How sensitive are Europeans to income losses related to climate policies?
European public opinion broadly favours ambitious measures to tackle global warming. This has been shown by observational data (European Commission, 2023) and seems to have been corroborated by
Green jobs for fossil fuel workers: The implications of geography and skills for the clean energy transition
In the absence of effective and cost-competitive carbon capture or removal technologies, a near complete phaseout of fossil fuels will be required to reach net-zero
