Accelerating Mediterranean Integration Through Energy
As Mediterranean countries look to chart a path forward in the wake of the multiple crises that have upended economies, accelerating regional integration becomes more
Hydrogen accelerates energy transition in developing countries
Low-carbon hydrogen is a unique fuel with a high potential to address climate change and development. It can help accelerate decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors such as
How the Dollar-A-Day Poverty Line Changed International Development
Over three decades ago, economic researcher Martin Ravallion and his colleagues found a way to identify and quantify the world’s poorest people with an international
Asia and the Pacific’s Developing Countries Need a Mission to Move Forward
As the region recovers from the pandemic there is an opportunity to rethink how development is undertaken and to deploy mission-oriented approaches to policy making.
The political origin of financial market dislocations: How an amusement park developer’s illiquidity turned into a credit market crisis
The experience of the UK with the Liz Truss government and its ‘mini budget’ brought to the fore the importance of well-functioning political institutions for
The origins of women’s rights
In 1979, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women set an agenda for expanding women’s rights around the world.
Trade policy and deterring war: The case of Ukraine since the annexation of Crimea
The EU, the UK, and the US have sought in recent months to discourage Russia from sending military forces into Ukraine. Diplomatic missions have been
How Providing Sustainable Finance to More Women Helps Fight Climate Change
Women´s contributions to climate action are severely limited by systems that downplay women´s roles, capacity, and potential. Greater access to sustainable and gender-equitable green finance
Green QE and carbon pricing: Looking at potential tools to fight climate change
While there is broad consensus that carbon pricing (i.e. a carbon tax) is an effective instrument for combatting climate change (Gollier 2021, Golosov et al.
The energy crisis and the German manufacturing sector: Structural change but no broad deindustrialisation to be expected
Historically, despite being high in international comparison, European energy prices did not constitute an insurmountable obstacle to industrial expansion because of the exceptional energy efficiency
