Market integration and the expansion of renewable energy: Evidence from Chile
The battle for decarbonisation is being lost. We are way off track in limiting global warming to 1.5°C, or even to 2°C. According to the
High inflation erodes trust in the ECB
Isabel Schnabel (2022), Executive Board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), recently argued that: “Our currencies are stable because people trust that we will
Quantifying the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19-related school closures on human capital
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the partial or full closure of schools in almost all countries around the world. On average, across OECD countries, school
Robot adoption, worker-firm sorting, and wage inequality: Evidence from administrative panel data
Wage inequality is on the rise as much as wealth inequality. There is consensus that part of this rise is due to technological progress. The
Agglomeration effects in a developing economy: Evidence from Turkey
Despite an extensive literature on the productivity gains associated with large cities in developed economies, little is known about this issue in the context of
Unmasked! The effect of face masks on the spread of COVID-19
On a global scale, the extent of COVID-related lockdowns is massive, and their socio-economic impact is expected to be far-reaching (Barba Navaretti et al. 2020,
Understanding barriers and resistance to training in the European Union
Companies face a huge gap between the skills they need to prosper in the changing economy and the skills available in the labour market. Nearly three-quarters
Enabling Cyber Resilient Development
Cybersecurity is a growing challenge to sustainable economic development. Cyber incidents can impact the safety, prosperity, and resilience of a country and can undermine the benefits
Workers Need Digital Skills to Remain Relevant in the Post-Pandemic Job Market
As the region emerges from the pandemic, businesses should adopt more flexible approaches to developing talent for digital jobs, while workers must embrace lifelong learning
Scaling up agricultural policy interventions: Evidence from Uganda
Roughly two-thirds of the world’s poor work in agriculture (Castaneda et al. 2016). Policy interventions aimed at increasing agricultural productivity – such as programmes that
