At risk or responsive: Rethinking unemployment policy
Public services increasingly use predictive algorithms to direct scarce support towards those most at risk. But are these also the people who benefit most from
How regulatory risk and expropriation threats are affecting Berlin’s housing market
Housing shortages and rising rents have become a source of political pressure in many countries, prompting calls for stronger intervention in rental markets. This column
Why information campaigns may backfire: Voter heterogeneity and network effects
Political information campaigns that perform well in focus groups and pilot studies may backfire when applied at scale. This column uses a field experiment in
Private safe asset supply and financial instability
Safe assets are financial instruments that maintain a stable value even after adverse macroeconomic shocks. This column explores how banks supply safe assets through securitisation
