
Workforce ageing can harm the careers of younger workers
The workforces of most high-income countries have been ageing at a rapid pace. The standard response to this has

The workforces of most high-income countries have been ageing at a rapid pace. The standard response to this has

A major concern in the policy debate during the COVID-19 pandemic was that smaller or younger firms could bear

Firms’ power in the product and labour markets are closely linked. Examining firm-level data from Lithuania between 2004 and

The racial wealth gap in the US has widened since 1980, in part because white Americans invest a larger

The power of monetary policy to affect interest rates and exchange rates depends on the downward slope of the

Monetary policy is often feared to have limited traction in emerging markets. Yet, empirical evidence supporting or disproving these

Economists typically rely on unemployment and inflation rates to gauge how consumers feel about the economy. This column examines

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated the shift to work from home around the world, but with significant cross-country variations.

Political discontent has been on the rise across Europe. This column draws on the concept of regional ‘development traps’

The design of monetary policy has traditionally considered aggregate total factor productivity as an exogenous variable over which the

The workforces of most high-income countries have been ageing at a rapid pace. The standard response to this has

A major concern in the policy debate during the COVID-19 pandemic was that smaller or younger firms could bear

Firms’ power in the product and labour markets are closely linked. Examining firm-level data from Lithuania between 2004 and

The racial wealth gap in the US has widened since 1980, in part because white Americans invest a larger

The power of monetary policy to affect interest rates and exchange rates depends on the downward slope of the

Monetary policy is often feared to have limited traction in emerging markets. Yet, empirical evidence supporting or disproving these

Economists typically rely on unemployment and inflation rates to gauge how consumers feel about the economy. This column examines

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated the shift to work from home around the world, but with significant cross-country variations.

Political discontent has been on the rise across Europe. This column draws on the concept of regional ‘development traps’

The design of monetary policy has traditionally considered aggregate total factor productivity as an exogenous variable over which the




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