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. […]
Economic Gains from Gender Inclusion: Even Greater than You Thought
By Christine Lagarde and Jonathan D. Ostry
November 28, 2018
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Raising women’s participation in the workforce […]
Euro Area Inflation: Why Low For So Long?
By Yasser Abdih, Li Lin, Anne-Charlotte Paret
August 28, 2018
Sculpture of the euro outside the European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany: Convergence of core inflation towards the ECB’s medium-term objective is likely to be gradual (photo: Alex Domanski/REUTERS/Newscom)
The euro area economy is in its fifth year of recovery, unemployment is close to its pre-crisis level and the output gaps of most countries […]
Chart of the Week: An Answer to the U.S. Wage Puzzle
By Yasser Abdih
July 10, 2018
Hiring is strong, but workers still aren’t seeing big raises (photo: Kutay Tanir/Getty Images by iStock).
Wages in the US have grown slowly in recent years, even as the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest levels in decades. […]
Technology and the Future of Work
By Adrian Peralta, and Agustin Roitman
May 1, 2018
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Technology impacts how we work (photo: BSIP/Newscom).
Many feel anxious about the impact of new technology on their jobs. This is not new. In fact, it dates back at least to the Luddites movement at the outset of the Industrial Revolution. And it resurfaced during the Great Depression and again […]
Wanted: Policies to Encourage and Enable Work in Advanced Economies
By Francesco Grigoli, Zsóka Kóczán, and Petia Topalova
April 9, 2018
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Aging may slow economic growth in advanced economies (photo: Zero Creatives Cultura/Newscom).
Population growth in advanced economies is slowing, life expectancy is rising, and the number of elderly people is soaring. Because older workers participate less in the labor market, the aging of the population could slow growth […]
More People, More Technology, More Jobs: How to Build Inclusive Growth
By Stefania Fabrizio and Andrea F. Presbitero
December 4, 2017
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Pretoria, South Africa: technicians work inside a new locomotive (photo: Zhai Jianlan Xinhua News Agency/Newscom).
Population growth and technological innovation don’t necessarily have to widen inequality in developing countries. They can also offer new opportunities to increase growth and create jobs: the long-term outcomes depend on today’s policy choices. But […]