Top news of the week: 13.03.2023.
How Ukrainian migrants affect the economies of European countries
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of Ukrainian citizens fled the country for safety reasons. This column argues that despite short-term challenges for ...
HISTORICAL POVERTY TRENDS & MEASUREMENT
Historical Poverty Trends and Measurement
Workers’ responses to the threat of automation
Automation can have important social and political consequences, as well as large impacts on the labour market. This column provides experimental evidence on the causal link between ...
Aggregate labour productivity growth during the pandemic: The role of industry reallocations
Labour productivity increased at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and reversed quickly over the course of 2021. This column provides new cross-country evidence on the industry origins of ...
Jason Furman on the Inflation That Keeps Going and Going and Going
Listen now (33 min) | The Harvard economics professor and former adviser to Barack Obama says inflation is not yet cooling down very much, and the Fed has a lot more hiking to do
Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs
Please join us for a presentation of the regional flagship report Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs followed by a discussion with national and regional policymakers, ...
Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer
Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other ...
Why even brilliant scholars misunderstand poverty in America
Housing expert Matthew Desmond argues poverty has stagnated in America, but misses something big.