Global Economy and Development

A displaced girl is tested for malaria at an MSF clinic in Tomping camp, where some 17,000 displaced people who fled their homes are being sheltered by the United Nations, in Juba January 10, 2014. Violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba in mid-December and spread to oil-producing regions and beyond, dividing the two-year-old land-locked country along ethnic lines. Some 60,000 civilians are being protected at U.N. Bases. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY HEALTH)

Lessons from an age of progress

Monday, March 20, 2017

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at a news conference in Ottawa

Opinion: Canada—from exception to exceptional leader

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Trump’s new trade tax in uncharted territory

Harsha Vardhana Singh

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Container ships are pictured docked at the Colombo South Harbor, funded by China, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 26, 2016.

Sri Lanka: A small-state response to a multipolar Asia

Kadira Pethiyagoda

February 24, 2017

The Pavao-Pavaozinho slum is seen atop the Copacabana neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 12, 2017. Picture taken January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce - RTSVRP1

How much do we really know about inequality within countries around the world? Adjusting Gini coefficients for missing top incomes

Laurence Chandy and Brina Seidel

Friday, February 17, 2017

Container boxes are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China September 24, 2016. Picture taken September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo - RTSS0CU

India is an average low-tariff economy, there are misconceptions otherwise

Harsha Vardhana Singh

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

People walk after the rain along the Bund near the Huangpu River, as Typhoon Muifa passes, near the coastal area of Shanghai August 7, 2011. Typhoon Muifa, which was expected to cause serious storm conditions in Shanghai this weekend, has been downgraded to a category 2 storm and is not expected to be a direct hit. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE SEE GF2EA470RG501 - RTR2POU5

Middle class prosperity can save the planet

Monday, February 13, 2017

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lyon, France, February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Pratta TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2ZMQN

Macron the Maverick

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

People look at an electronic board showing the graph of the recent fluctuations of market indices at the floor of Brazil's BM&F Bovespa Stock Market in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker - RTX2DJ6K

Latin America in a new global political and economic scenario: What does it mean for the region?

Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Jose de Gregorio, Roque Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, André Lara Resende, Guillermo Perry, Carmen Reinhart, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Ernesto Talvi

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Members of the Committee of retired Teachers of Puerto Rico's Teachers Federation protest against the underfunding of their pension system in San Juan, March 18, 2016. The signs read, "You don't play with my retirement." Picture taken March 18, 2016. To match Special Report PUERTORICO-PENSIONS/ REUTERS/Alvin Baez - RTSE0ZU

The great failure: Retirement pensions in Latin America

Friday, January 27, 2017