Chart of the WeekEurope’s Wage-Price Puzzle
Does higher wage growth fuel inflation? In Europe, that has historically been the case. (more…)
Chart of the WeekThe Threat of Inequality of Opportunity
By Shekhar Aiyar and Christian Ebeke
There are clashing views on the relationship between income inequality and growth. (more…)
A Map of Inequality in Countries
By William Gbohoui, Raphael Lam, and Victor Lledo
Social and economic inequality between and within regions in countries is rising in many advanced economies and is now at the forefront of the policy debate because of perceptions that some people and places have been left behind. (more…)
Chart of the week The Global Informal Economy: Large but On The Decline
The informal economy, which is economic activity that falls outside the regulated economy and tax system, such as street vending or unregistered taxi drivers, is hard to measure. (more…)
Lower for Longer: Rising Vulnerabilities May Put Growth at Risk
By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci
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The pace of global economic activity remains weak, and financial markets expect rates to stay lower for longer than anticipated in early 2019. (more…)
The Economic Cost of Devaluing “Women’s Work”
Kristalina Georgieva, Cristian Alonso, Era Dabla-Norris, and Kalpana Kochhar
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As much as half of the world’s work is unpaid. And most of it is done by women. (more…)
Global Banks May Grow More Vulnerable to a Dollar Disruption
By Claudio Raddatz and Adolfo Barajas
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When a Mexican airline buys Brazilian airplanes, it’s likely to finance the purchase with a US dollar loan obtained from a non-US bank. (more…)
Connecting the Dots Between Sustainable Finance and Financial Stability
Evan Papageorgiou, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim
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Unsafe working conditions. Use of child or forced labor. Environmental impact on protected areas. (more…)
Widening Gaps: Regional Inequality within Advanced Economies
By John Bluedorn, Weicheng Lian, Natalija Novta, and Yannick Timmer
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Differences in economic performance between regions within countries can be large and sometimes even larger than between countries. (more…)