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Economic growth

Breaking Latin America’s Cycle of Low Growth and Violence

December 5, 2024

Ilan Goldfajn, Rodrigo Valdés

Crime directly costs the region more than 3 percent of GDP and lowers growth. Economic instability, in turn, drives higher rates of crime. Actions can be taken to break this vicious cycle.

Economic growth

Housing’s Unique Role in Lives and Economies Demands Greater Understanding

December 4, 2024

Gita Bhatt

Affordability and other complex housing issues challenging governments can be better revealed in broader economic analysis

Economic growth

The 2004 EU Enlargement Was a Success Story Built on Deep Reform Efforts

December 3, 2024

Robert Beyer, Claire Yi Li, Sebastian Weber

New accession candidates will need to undertake equally ambitious reforms to make the next expansion a comparable success

Persistent Fall in Private Borrowing Brings Global Debt Down

December 2, 2024

Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Gonçalves, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro

Empirical analysis points to low growth prospects as the main driver of this trend in 2023.

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G20 Economies Should Target Reforms to Boost Medium-Term Growth Prospects

November 21, 2024

Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Chanpheng Fizzarotti, Alberto Musso

Improving fiscal policy frameworks, fostering education and skills, and supporting the green transition can help ensure strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth

Economic growth

New European Wealth Gauge Helps Policymakers Address Inequality

November 19, 2024

Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, Jorrit Zwijnenburg

Combined measure allows for a deeper understanding of how wealth distribution affects the overall health of economies

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