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Human capital | March 2025
The new “economics of talent” field aims to identify and nurture exceptional problem-solvers at an early stage
RUCHIR AGARWAL
PATRICK GAULE
Inclusive growth | March 2024
Proponents aim to create societies that are free, equal, and wealthy
Industrial policy refers to a set of policies that governments use to bolster national industries or companies deemed strategically important for economic competitiveness, social outcomes, or national security. In this podcast, Agarwal says while the practice of choosing national champions fell out of favor in the 1980s, rising geopolitical tensions of late have sparked a renewed interest in industrial policy, which is often a guise for protectionism.
Economic growth | September 2023
Is it time to strike a new balance between state intervention and market forces?
Inflation | Analytical Series
The second article in our three-part series examines the trade-offs from inflation
MILES KIMBALL
The final piece in our future of inflation series discusses how a move to an electronic money standard can lower the inflation target toward zero
Inflation | June 2022
In the first installment of our three-part series on the future of inflation, we ask whether high inflation will persist and how central banks will respond
Inflation | Podcast
Everyone feels the pinch when inflation is on the rise and so the pressure on central banks to manage inflation rates has grown exponentially in recent weeks.
COVID-19 | December 2021
The Global Fund’s Peter Sands believes that economists should pay more attention to global health
A broad-based economic recovery requires an end to the pandemic
GITA GOPINATH
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