Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
Over the past few years, about 40% of the diesel imported by the European Union has come from Russia. This share did not drop after
The energy transition fueled by women’s participation & leadership
The Energy Transition needs more women in STEM Having more women in technical and leadership positions in energy is crucial to meet the projected 14
How investing in childcare drives economic growth for Indonesia
Pupin Marini is a mother of one. After her child was born, she would have liked to continue her career as a marketing staff in the media
Fewer questions, more answers: Leveraging innovations in household survey design
Electronic devices enable innovations in survey design, such as questionnaires that adapt to responses. Our recently published working paper describes the method and results in more
Institutional investors hedging of foreign exchange risk from investing in equities abroad can affect the exchange rate
Recently, there has been a growing interest in long-term savings institutions such as pension and insurance funds. This is due to the significant growth in
Scarring, hysteresis, and investment in Europe
The Global Crisis rekindled a discussion that has absorbed macroeconomists and policymakers for decades. In the aftermath of major economic downturns, economic activity does not
Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
Was Europe’s rise to riches built on the blood, sweat, toil, and death of enslaved people? Europeans enslaved millions of men and women on the
How the war is increasing inequality in Russia
The economic sanctions that the US and the EU have imposed as response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine have transformed the Russian oligarchical model
International spillover effects of air pollution: Evidence from mortality and health data
Air pollution is one of the most pressing global challenges that affects lives worldwide. In many countries, severe air pollution is still one of the
The inflationary impact of energy prices
Rising inflation rates and an overheating economy as the US economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and early 2022 shattered the popular belief
