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Expanding private insurance for long-term care to reduce public spending

As populations age, the demand for long-term care will increase dramatically. This column argues that markets for long-term care insurance in the US have failed to expand, despite nearly five decades of development in part because individuals too often rely on self-insurance or Medicaid – a means-tested programme that requires they spend down their assets […]

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Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights amid growing demand for land and critical minerals

Over half of the world’s critical mineral reserves are located on or near Indigenous lands. As demand for critical minerals is set to surge 500 percent by 2050—and demand for land continues to grow—the need to secure Indigenous Peoples’ land tenure has never been more urgent.  Clear and enforceable land rights are essential to regulating mining transparently and […]

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The high price of the fight against inflation: The case of the euro area

The fight against inflation has largely been won in the euro area, after a sharp but short-lived inflation episode over 2021-2023. This column argues that energy prices can explain the dynamics of inflation over the recent period better than the interest rate policy of the ECB. At the same time, higher interest rates led to […]