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Adult skills play a crucial role in shaping productivity. This column uses data from the 2023 OECD Survey of

Adult skills play a crucial role in shaping productivity. This column uses data from the 2023 OECD Survey of

Although the source and duration of the destruction differ, wars and natural disasters disrupt economies in similar ways. This

In Paris, authorities closed more than 1,000 schools — and the summit of the Eiffel Tower — during last month’s heatwave.

For years, the World Bank Group’s systems for measuring results operated in parallel tracks: corporate Scorecards that monitored performance

In the fight against poverty, timely, reliable, and open data is our compass. Without it, we are unable to

Agricultural commodity prices continued their downward trend in the second quarter of 2025, with the World Bank’s agricultural price

Central banks raise interest rates to reduce aggregate demand and bring inflation down. This column uses credit register data

The US dollar has traditionally dominated the invoicing of international trade. But could other currencies one day replace it?

The presence of directors on the boards of competing firms (‘interlocking directorates’) raises concerns about collusion. This column studies

The success of ChatGPT has raised fears that the excessive concentration of generative AI technology within one or two

Adult skills play a crucial role in shaping productivity. This column uses data from the 2023 OECD Survey of

Although the source and duration of the destruction differ, wars and natural disasters disrupt economies in similar ways. This

In Paris, authorities closed more than 1,000 schools — and the summit of the Eiffel Tower — during last month’s heatwave.

For years, the World Bank Group’s systems for measuring results operated in parallel tracks: corporate Scorecards that monitored performance

In the fight against poverty, timely, reliable, and open data is our compass. Without it, we are unable to

Agricultural commodity prices continued their downward trend in the second quarter of 2025, with the World Bank’s agricultural price

Central banks raise interest rates to reduce aggregate demand and bring inflation down. This column uses credit register data

The US dollar has traditionally dominated the invoicing of international trade. But could other currencies one day replace it?

The presence of directors on the boards of competing firms (‘interlocking directorates’) raises concerns about collusion. This column studies

The success of ChatGPT has raised fears that the excessive concentration of generative AI technology within one or two




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