Understanding the Rise in Long-Term Rates
By Tobias Adrian, Rohit Goel, Sheheryar Malik, Fabio Natalucci
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The rise in long-term US interest rates has become a focus of […]
A Future with High Public Debt: Low-for-Long Is Not Low Forever
By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry
Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior […]
What Pandemics Mean for Robots and Inequality
By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Jiae Yoo
From car manufacture to self-service checkouts, we all see how automation can transform the world of work—with lower costs and higher productivity […]
A COVID-19 Recovery Contribution
By Vitor Gaspar, Michael Keen, Alexander Klemm, and Paolo Mauro
The economic costs of the pandemic have fallen most heavily on those least able to bear them. […]
Short-term Shot and Long-term Healing for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Alejandro Werner, Takuji Komatsuzaki, and Carlo Pizzinelli
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean recovered briskly in the second half of 2020, yet still more slowly than […]
From Vaccines to V-Shaped Recovery in Europe
One year into the pandemic, Europe finds itself at another turning point. New waves of infection are hitting the continent, requiring new lockdowns. […]
After a Strong Crisis Response, Asia Can Build a Fairer and Greener Future
In some Asia-Pacific countries, the unpleasant memory of the pandemic is receding; elsewhere, second or third waves of infections are raging. […]
Tailoring Government Support
By Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, and Mehdi Raissi
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The race to vaccinate […]
