The COVID-19 pandemic brought a large, lasting shift to work from home (Barrero et al. 2021b, Aksoy et al. 2022, and Schwellnus et al. 2022). Clearly, this shift reduces the amount of time that workers spend commuting. But how much time does work from home actually save? And how do workers allocate their time savings? […]
Since the late 1980s, many countries have reformed the legal frameworks governing central banks to protect these institutions from undue political influence and safeguard price (and financial) stability (Grilli et al. 1991, Cukierman et al. 1992, Romelli 2022). However, legal or de jure independence does not necessarily translate into actual or de facto independence. Laws […]
NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Kenya’s private sector activity rose for a third consecutive month in January, helped by improved business in agriculture, manufacturing, services and wholesale and retail sectors, a survey showed on Friday. The S&P Global Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) went up to 52.0 in January from 51.6 a month earlier. Readings […]
became aware of health and equity issues early in life, and it has given form to my work today. Growing up in North Carolina as the child of immigrant parents from India, I observed and experienced the impacts of racism in ways that have shaped my perspective and my purpose to this day. I learned […]
New World Bank research shows the agreement among 54 countries would likely draw more foreign direct investment, amplifying its benefits Imagine that a large African textile company wants to set up a new factory in a neighboring country to help establish a regional value chain for its production. It would likely face many months of […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it will make more Tesla, Ford Motor, General Motors and Volkswagen electric vehicles eligible for up to $7,500 tax credits after it revised its vehicle classification definitions. The reversal by Treasury is a win for Tesla, GM, Ford and other automakers which had pressed the Biden […]
During the pandemic, around 26 million young adults in the US returned to live with their parents (Fry et al. 2020). A recent survey suggests that two-thirds of ‘Millennials’ and ‘Generation Z’ who moved back with their parents at the peak of the pandemic still live there, more than two years later (Ceizyk 2022). However, […]
Common ownership links may reduce costs and spur innovation (e.g. Vives and Azar 2022), but they may also make firms in the same industry less competitive. In general, common ownership may lead to a failure of the competitiveness condition (Hart 1979), according to which shareholders unanimously agree on own-profit maximisation. The managers of firms with […]
According to recent estimates, between 50% and 85% of the population in developed countries experiences a potentially traumatic event (PTE) during their lifetime. These events can include being involved in a severe accident, losing a partner, being the victim of a crime, or witnessing acts of extreme violence or terror (Benjet et al. 2016, de […]
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 IMF (2022), US$1 trillion is needed in energy infrastructure investment before 2030 to enable greenhouse gas mitigation in emerging economies. Recently, Chile has managed to more than double the proportion […]
