Geoeconomic fragmentation and firms’ financial performance
The threats of geoeconomic fragmentation have accelerated in recent years. This column introduces a novel firm-level revenue-weighted geopolitical risk index by integrating corporate revenue distribution
How the financial authorities can take advantage of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence will both be of considerable help to the financial authorities and bring new challenges. This column argues the authorities risk irrelevance if they
Development environment complementarity under weak institutions
Developing countries are facing mounting pressures to incorporate environmental concerns into their policy reform agendas, leading to concerns that traditional development assistance may be crowded
Evidence-based policymaking in the US and UK
Evidence-based policymaking involves making policy decisions grounded on, or influenced by, the best available objective evidence. This column takes stock of recent developments in this
The effects of mandatory profit-sharing on workers and firms: Evidence from France
Governments around the world provide fiscal incentives to firms to adopt profit-sharing arrangements between firms and workers. This column discusses lessons that can be drawn
Education expansion, college choice, and labour market success
Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM-related fields, making their university degree selection process highly relevant to discussions of gender inequality. This column uses data
Oil prices up 3% to 4-month high on US crude stock drop, Russian refinery attacks
Oil prices rose about 3% to a four-month high on Wednesday on a surprise withdrawal in U.S. crude inventories, a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. gasoline
Exclusive: Samsung to use chip making tech favoured by SK Hynix as AI chip race heats up, sources say
Samsung Electronics plans to use a chip making technology championed by rival SK Hynix, five people said, as the world’s top memory chipmaker seeks to catch
Arm’s shares rise as Wall Street eyes IPO lock-up expiration
Shares of Arm Holdings , the British chip designer backed by Softbank Group gained 2.1% to $129.50 on Tuesday as markets braced for increased trading activity
Global electric car sales in February hurt by China’s New Year celebrations
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) rose at a tepid rate of 3% in February versus the same period last year
