Global Economy

Oil rigs and platforms are seen at Maracaibo's lake near the western city of Maracaibo January 2, 2008. Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia (VENEZUELA) - GM1DWYLFIRAA

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Per capita growth and fiscal balances in sub-Saharan Africa

Mariama Sow

Friday, June 22, 2018

Recent refugee from Syria Sandy Khabbazeh buys pom-poms and face paint at a dollar store before going to a football game in Oakland, New Jersey, November 20, 2015. Picture taken November 20, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - GF20000072467

Up Front

Why accepting refugees is a win-win-win formula

Dany Bahar

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The Avenue

Meet the five urban Chinas

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Behavioral Science & Policy, Volume 3, No. 2

Edited by Craig R. Fox and Sim B. Sitkin

2018

Reports

Global Economy

Global Metro Monitor 2018

Max Bouchet, Sifan Liu, Joseph Parilla, and Nader Kabbani

June, 2018

Pedestrians are reflected in a screen displaying stock market data in downtown Tokyo May 7, 2010. Asian stocks were hammered on Friday as mounting fears over Europe's debt crisis sparked a global market rout that sent safe-haven assets soaring and clobbered sterling. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - GM1E65716PD01

Developing Economies

Rebalancing a lopsided global economy

Adam Triggs

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Australia

Digital Australia: An economic and trade agenda

Joshua P. Meltzer

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Developing Economies

Réévaluation des partenariats mondiaux de l’Afrique

Wenjie Chen and Roger Nord

Friday, April 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump prepares to give a speech during the panel discussion "Launch Event Women's Entrepreneur Finance Initiative" on the second day of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Patrik STOLLARZ/Pool - RC1493FA8850

Global Economy

Do global forums influence domestic macroeconomic policies anymore?

Adam Triggs

Friday, April 20, 2018

Blog Posts

A glass of SABMiller's flagship brew, Castle Lager is seen at a bar in Cape Town, South Africa November 10, 2015. SABMiller Plc last week extended the deadline for rival Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a formal $100 billion-plus takeover offer to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, in order to finalise shareholder support for the deal. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF20000053400

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: African and global FDI inflows weaken in 2017

Amy Copley

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte waves as he arrives with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile - RC1AFEEA6610

Order from Chaos

“The people vs. finance”: Europe needs a new strategy to counter Italian populists

Carlo Bastasin

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Ships which are currently under construction, are seen at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. The port of Ulsan was the cradle of South Korea's breakneck industrialization. Now, the main production site for big manufacturers such as Hyundai Motor and oil refiner SK Innovation risks becoming the country's rust belt. Picture taken May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - GF10000102783

Future Development

Sustaining the global expansion

Ayhan Kose

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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Events

2018

Apr

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Development Seminar | Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity & Inequality

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

Doing Business in Africa: A Risks, Trends, and Opportunities Roundtable

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

How to reform the global monetary system: A pathway to action

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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U.S. Foreign Policy

Tariff tensions build between US, allies ahead of G-7 summit

Geoffrey Gertz

Thursday, June 7, 2018

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Developing Economies

Africa’s expanding middle class

Haroon Bhorat, Homi Kharas, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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China

On the inaugural U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue

David Dollar

Thursday, July 20, 2017

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Global Economy

Figures of the week: Per capita growth and fiscal balances in sub-Saharan Africa

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Meet the five urban Chinas

Behavioral Science & Policy, Volume 3, No. 2

Reports

Global Metro Monitor 2018

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Digital Australia: An economic and trade agenda

Réévaluation des partenariats mondiaux de l’Afrique

Do global forums influence domestic macroeconomic policies anymore?

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Sustaining the global expansion

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Development Seminar | Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity & Inequality

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How to reform the global monetary system: A pathway to action

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