OECD-wide unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in May 2026. OECD job markets have remained resilient, with total employment in
Africa attracted less foreign direct investment in 2025 than in the previous year. Yet the bigger story is that
The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has become a central test case for performance-based fiscal policy. Its experience offers
Housing affordability has moved to the forefront of Europe’s policy debate. While the economic literature has mostly focused on
How households behave in an environment with deposit rates below zero is important for monetary transmission, but the literature
1. Large gaps in internet access persist Global connectivity has expanded rapidly, from 16 percent to over 70 percent
Coffee prices continued to ease in 2026Q2, helped by stronger global supply prospects and the removal of U.S. tariffs
Defence policy is usually discussed as a national security issue, but its economic effects are often highly local. This
Households often report inflation perceptions and expectations that differ markedly from official measures. This column proposes a new measure
Between 2025 and 2035, the largest-ever cohort of young people in emerging market and developing economies will reach working
OECD-wide unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in May 2026. OECD job markets have remained resilient, with total employment in
Africa attracted less foreign direct investment in 2025 than in the previous year. Yet the bigger story is that
The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has become a central test case for performance-based fiscal policy. Its experience offers
Housing affordability has moved to the forefront of Europe’s policy debate. While the economic literature has mostly focused on
How households behave in an environment with deposit rates below zero is important for monetary transmission, but the literature
1. Large gaps in internet access persist Global connectivity has expanded rapidly, from 16 percent to over 70 percent
Coffee prices continued to ease in 2026Q2, helped by stronger global supply prospects and the removal of U.S. tariffs
Defence policy is usually discussed as a national security issue, but its economic effects are often highly local. This
Households often report inflation perceptions and expectations that differ markedly from official measures. This column proposes a new measure
Between 2025 and 2035, the largest-ever cohort of young people in emerging market and developing economies will reach working
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