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Global Inequality

Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries?

Carbon taxes, complementary policies, and the labor market

An inclusive future? Technological change and public policy

Can an inclusive future be envisioned in the digital era?

Reports

An inclusive future? Technology, new dynamics, and policy challenges

A bad deal for development: Assessing the impacts of the new inclusive framework tax deal on low- and middle-income countries

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

Pandemic divergence: A short note on COVID-19 and global income inequality

Essays on a 21st century multilateralism that works for all

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COVID-19 and poverty vulnerability

The new global tax deal is bad for development

The global challenge of gender equality: Welcoming Caren Grown to Brookings

Events

How can democracies harness technology to promote inclusive economic growth and development?

Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency

Growth and distribution in the digital era

Related Books

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

Declining Inequality in Latin America

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Julie McCarthy

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

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Challenges in the post-COVID global economic recovery

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