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
Electoral earthquakes: Local shocks and authoritarian voting
While a growing literature has highlighted the role of economic grievances, global transformations, cultural cleavages, and isolation in engendering political discontent, the nexus with local
Fostering a sustainable digital transformation
Automation and digitalisation are progressing rapidly worldwide, auguring improved productivity and living standards but also the prospect of genuine social harm. This column discusses two
European natural gas demand tracker
High and volatile European energy prices are being driven by extraordinarily tight supply-demand balances in energy markets, particularly for natural gas. The primary solution is
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit sparkling 2023 highs as Tesla rallies
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday earlier than paring some profits, as a soar in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed
Goldman Sachs fintech executive to take leave of absence
Stephanie Cohen, the pinnacle of Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s (GS.N) fintech unit referred to as Platform Solutions, is taking a depart of absence for own
Tesla takes a leap: GM brings its charging network closer to US standards
Tesla (TSLA.O) jumped nearly 7% on Friday after General Motors (GM.N) joined Ford (F.N) in agreeing to use its electric powered-car charging network, a huge
