Fix education to make AI work across Europe and Central Asia
The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) cannot afford to miss the opportunity that artificial intelligence (AI) offers, but they will not seize it
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
71% of surveyed emerging-market firms use AI. How deeply are they adopting it?
Last year, we surveyed firms in emerging markets backed by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds, which we refer to as frontier firms,
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
Worker-managed firms can curb inequality and protect free markets
Rising income inequality in Western high-income countries threatens democratic governance and social cohesion, and AI risks making it worse. Drawing on a forthcoming book, this
The global growth slowdown: AI to the rescue?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly at a moment when the global economy badly needs a new source of growth. The stakes are especially high
The cost of not innovating: Frontier AI models, cyber defence, and EU strategic autonomy
The cyber threat landscape changed dramatically in April 2026 with the emergence of frontier AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Access to these models was
How minimum wages reshape firms and their productivity from within
How far can minimum wages rise without damaging jobs and output? This column uses evidence from France to show that firms respond not only by
Decoding AI — What the promise of artificial intelligence means for developing economies
Most of what we hear about artificial intelligence comes through the lens of advanced economies: the race to build the most powerful models, the fear
Productive firms can better spot and deploy their internal talent
When a job vacancy opens, the manager faces a choice: to hire from outside the organisation, or to fill the position with an existing employee
