IMFBlog2021-02-21T17:06:20-05:00February 19, 2021|
After ending last year with unexpectedly strong vaccine success and hope that the pandemic and economic distress it caused would recede, we woke up to the reality of new virus variants and the unpredictable, winding road that it can lead the world down. […]
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IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:42:22-04:00September 7, 2018|
By IMFBlog
September 7, 2018
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Girls on their first day of school: our latest blog helps you catch up on all the news of the summer (Shadi Jarar’ah/Newscom)
As your list of things to do gets longer and the days grow shorter, you know summer is fading, just like your tan.
To help you […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:49:12-04:00September 6, 2018|
By Vitor Gaspar, Sean Hagan, and Maurice Obstfeld
September 6, 2018
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With the world becoming more interdependent than ever before, countries can achieve a lot when they pull together (photo: Anton Sokolov/iStock by Getty Images)
Countries cooperate if they perceive it to be in their best interests, both economically and politically. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T15:06:24-04:00August 30, 2018|
August 30,2018
(photo: Michael Waraksa)
SREYNITH HAK, 25, MOVED to Phnom Penh eight years ago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in media management. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T15:48:55-04:00July 30, 2018|
By IMFBlog
July 30, 2018
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Young woman watches robotic fish in Gangneung, South Korea: the spread of knowledge and technology across counties has intensified because of globalization (photo: Richard Ellis/UPI/Newscom).
Globalization has accelerated the spread of knowledge and technology across borders. This has helped to increase productivity and potential growth in many countries and at the global level. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T11:37:23-04:00May 31, 2018|
By IMFBlog
May 31, 2018
A garment factory in Ethiopia, which globalization has helped to boost its growth (photo: Kay Neitfeld/Newscom).
While globalization is generally good for economic growth, the benefits are subject to diminishing marginal returns, according to a recent study of 147 countries from 1970 to 2014. The study looks at how globalization affects the distribution of incomes across and within countries. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T11:50:22-04:00May 15, 2018|
By Ali Alichi and Rodrigo Mariscal
May 15, 2018
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Investment in education an important countervailing force in addressing income inequality (photo: Istock by Getty Images).
When it comes to income inequality among American households, outcomes have varied widely across the 50 U.S. states. The impact of international competition gets a lot of the blame, along with automation, in states that have fared the worst. […]
