Cities in low- and middle-income countries are growing fast—but their ability to finance the infrastructure and services needed to support
Despite a succession of shocks since 2020, the global economy has held up remarkably well—so far. But the margin
The World Bank has revised its estimates of global poverty to reflect new data on prices and national poverty
This is the ninth in my annual series of efforts to put together data on development economics journals that
The World Bank’s metals and minerals price index edged up by 3 percent in May, partially recovering from an
Only six months ago, a “soft landing” appeared to be in sight: the global economy was stabilizing after an
“Have you had your rice today?” In Viet Nam, this everyday greeting reflects just how central rice is to
In the quest to promote women’s rights and opportunities and reduce intimate-partner violence (IPV), well-intentioned programs can sometimes yield
In 2025, the US government announced a series of tariff increases targeting major trading partners, including Canada, China, and
History is full of evidence that tariffs harm economic performance. This column assesses the two waves of globalisation in
Cities in low- and middle-income countries are growing fast—but their ability to finance the infrastructure and services needed to support
Despite a succession of shocks since 2020, the global economy has held up remarkably well—so far. But the margin
The World Bank has revised its estimates of global poverty to reflect new data on prices and national poverty
This is the ninth in my annual series of efforts to put together data on development economics journals that
The World Bank’s metals and minerals price index edged up by 3 percent in May, partially recovering from an
Only six months ago, a “soft landing” appeared to be in sight: the global economy was stabilizing after an
“Have you had your rice today?” In Viet Nam, this everyday greeting reflects just how central rice is to
In the quest to promote women’s rights and opportunities and reduce intimate-partner violence (IPV), well-intentioned programs can sometimes yield
In 2025, the US government announced a series of tariff increases targeting major trading partners, including Canada, China, and
History is full of evidence that tariffs harm economic performance. This column assesses the two waves of globalisation in
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