It is wrong to assume that what is true at the local level must translate to a 1:1 relationship at national level

Executive Summary Reciprocal tariffs are calculated as the tariff rate necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the U.S. and each of our trading partners. This calculation assumes that pe...

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Economics In Ten · Episode

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While a null result is likely not what you were hoping for, and while null results can (unfortunately) be more difficult to publish, they can spur just as important insights and policy implications…

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Dani Rodrik points out that a coalition comprising incompatible financial and ideological interests cannot last.

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### What are the effects of wealth taxes? A study shows that the effects on the distribution of wealth in the cantons are concentrated at the upper end of the scale. *This guest commentary by by Isab...

Almost everything that is essential to modern society—transport and power systems, buildings, machinery, and medical devices—depends upon metals, minerals, and stone as well as oil and natural gas whi...

SA is producing more doctors than ever, but many can't find jobs in the public sector — even though hospitals need them. The Health Beat team examines options for newly qualified doctors

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering introducing cobalt export quotas as the world's biggest supplier of the battery metal seeks to curb oversupply and boost prices, three sources familiar with the details told Reuters.

Almost everything that is essential to modern society—transport and power systems, buildings, machinery, and medical devices—depends upon metals, minerals, and stone as well as oil and natural gas whi...

Is evidence-based policymaking dead? In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts and evidence still matter in policymaking and international development?

Expect 'industrial policy' to echo in his ears

In this episode of Development Dialogues, Stefan Dercon, Trudi Makhaya, and Rory Stewart join host Catherine Cheney to discuss the challenges of evidence-based policy in an era when populism and narra...

Children who learn maths working in markets and children who learn maths only from school were both unable to transfer their skills to new contexts, highlighting a need to reconsider how maths is…

At USAID, Trump’s commissars leave a trail of suffering in their wake.

Daron Acemoglu worries that the technology is on track to disempower, rather than complement, most of humanity.

Abstract. What is the impact of the real minimum wage on wages and inequality? I develop a theory that nests “The Race Between Education and Technology.” T

Abstract. We study the staggered introduction of a generative AI–based conversational assistant using data from 5,172 customer-support agents. Access to AI

Automakers have made some improvements to their supply chains, but the industry "still has an unacceptably long way to go".