PODCAST: Alan S. Blinder on Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Rowing with Both Oars
Alan S. Blinder, former Fed vice chair and one of the world’s most influential economists has had a front-row seat to the changes in central
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The world’s $13trn interest bill – The Economist
After a calm 2010s, in which interest rates hardly budged, inflation is putting central-bank officials to work. Indeed, policymakers have rarely been busier. In the
It’s high time to rethink how the World Bank operates – The Guardian
Wanted: a new president for the World Bank, a venerable global institution with a mission to eradicate poverty. The successful candidate will have a plan
Why is the UK economy lagging behind the US, Germany and others? – BBC News
The UK economy is struggling – and people are feeling it in their pockets, as wages fail to keep up with rising prices. The International
Workers’ Pay Globally Hasn’t Kept Up With Inflation – WSJ
Wage growth across advanced economies is plateauing or declining from high levels. For central banks, it is good news: There are no signs of a
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification – BBC News
Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99
The Knowledge Mismatch
While economists and policymakers have long appreciated the economic significance of knowledge, they have paid insufficient attention to the conditions that make knowledge useful. Technologies,
The case for globalisation optimism – The Economist
“We are suffering just now from a bad attack of economic pessimism,” wrote John Maynard Keynes in 1930, in the midst of a disintegrating global
Fed faces new inflection point amid troubling inflation data – The Financial Times
Jay Powell warned last week that the Federal Reserve’s path to getting US inflation down this year was “probably going to be bumpy”. But the
High gas prices and inflation dampen growth in EBRD regions – EDBR
High gas prices and persistent inflation continue to weigh on the economic outlook, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says today in an