Here, there, and everywhere: Remote work and the employment of disabled and older workers in the UK
Disabled and older adults have lower employment rates than other workers. Policymakers increasingly point to remote work as a way to keep these groups attached
Fiscal consolidation: Temporary costs versus lasting scars
Public debt is at or near record highs across the OECD, increasing the pressure on governments to restore fiscal sustainability over time. This column draws
Accounting for cross-country income differences: Two decades of progress
Development accounting is a simple tool with potentially powerful insights. It asks whether the measured differences in inputs between developing and developed countries can account
Rising debt, shrinking buffers: The fiscal challenge facing commodity exporters
For commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), recent years have delivered something more unsettling than the usual commodity cycle of boom and bust. Overlapping
Detecting institutional change as it unfolds: Evidence from 120 years of reporting
Explaining comparative economic development requires identifying the causes of institutional change. This column uses AI to analyse 120 years of newspaper coverage and produce a
Ahead of a presidential election, France first needs to help itself on debt
When could market stress justify European Central Bank intervention over French debt and what must France do first for such support to be defensible? After
Financing the AI buildout before the risks go off balance sheet
The AI boom is usually discussed as a contest over models, chips, and productivity. This column argues that it is also a large physical infrastructure
The Danes, the Dutch, the Swedes and the feasibility of walking away from pay-as-you-go pensions
Prefunded pensions in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden pair income security with fiscal sustainability, but other EU countries need a faster route. This paper examines
Cultural norms matter for macroeconomic development
Interest in the role of cultural norms, institutions, and development has resurfaced in recent years especially post the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. This column
How climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans
Western Balkan firms are adopting measures to reduce environmental impacts, but smaller local firms need support to comply with EU regulations. The European Union’s carbon
