The world is our oyster: Academic migration in theory and practice
The question of why talented individuals move across borders has attracted much interest due to the significant impacts on the receiving and the source countries.
The prices in the crises
Governments in many low- and middle-income countries are developing health insurance products as a complement to tax-funded, subsidised provision of healthcare through publicly operated facilities.
European natural gas imports
Weekly extra-EU27 imports of natural gas for 2021 and 2022, compared with weekly minimum and maximum import values for the period 2015-2020. By selecting from
The value added of central bank digital currencies: a view from the euro area
1 Introduction Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a digital equivalent of cash, are increasingly gaining traction. At least 114 jurisdictions, representing 95 percent of global
In Botswana, an inclusive reform process is needed to advance women’s economic participation
The transformational Vision 2036 Achieving Prosperity for All defines Botswana’s aspirations to chart its way from a middle-income to a high-income economy. Promoting gender equality and granting
The intersection of economic conditions, trauma and mental health in the West Bank and Gaza
Years of ongoing exposure to conflict have exacted a toll on the mental health of Palestinians. This includes decades of exposure to conflict, restrictions on
Firms’ use of artificial intelligence: Cross-country evidence on business characteristics, asset complementarities, and productivity
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming economies and societies, but research on how it is being adopted across firms is still in its early stages, especially
The giant missing piece in the EU’s capital market puzzle
In the spirit of unity, let me start with a statement we can all agree on: the EU needs to grow its capital markets. That
We can’t have a world without poverty in a world with plastic pollution
When future generations share the story of plastic pollution, it will include graphic images of turtles choking on plastic debris, zooming out to show beaches
Opening the black box of digital wallets and demystifying ‘buy now, pay later’
The growth of digital wallets and popular ‘buy now, pay later’ options raises concerns about social welfare and policy. This column uses data from a
