Economics & Finance
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What the G20 Can Do for Green Growth
What the G20 Can Do for Green Growth
Mariana Mazzucato & Vera Songwe explain how the world’s premier economic grouping can keep global climate targets on track. -
The Key to Unlocking the Benefits of Trade
The Key to Unlocking the Benefits of Trade
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala & Makhtar Diop show how a lack of supply-chain finance keeps many businesses and economies on the sidelines. -
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What Causes Prosperity?
What Causes Prosperity?
Jeffrey Frankel shows how this year's Nobel Prize-winning economists tackled a once-insoluble problem. -
Donald Trump’s Tariffs Would Hurt US Workers and Businesses
Donald Trump’s Tariffs Would Hurt US Workers and Businesses
Maurice Obstfeld shows why targeting an overall reduction in imports would reduce America’s real wages and national income. -
Africa’s Green Future Starts with Debt Relief
Africa’s Green Future Starts with Debt Relief
Bogolo Kenewendo & Patrick Njoroge propose large-scale relief to ensure that the continent’s countries can invest in climate action. -
Working-Class Antiheroes
Working-Class Antiheroes
Ngaire Woods advocates using domestic labor legislation that supports unionization – not tariffs – to protect workers. -
US Tariffs Will Not Bring Back Jobs from China
US Tariffs Will Not Bring Back Jobs from China
Michael R. Strain decries both parties’ reluctance to prepare Americans for the employment opportunities of today and tomorrow. -
The Global Economy’s Hidden Weaknesses
The Global Economy’s Hidden Weaknesses
Eswar Prasad looks beyond promising headline trends to identify deep-seated risks and barriers to growth.