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The Disconnect Between Unemployment and Wages

09/27/2017 09:00 AM EDT

By Gee Hee Hong, Zsoka Koczan, Weicheng Lian, Malhar Nabar September 27, 2017 Demand for workers is rising, but pay is hardly catching up (photo: Shironosov/iStock). Over the past three years, labor markets in many […]

The Unequal Burden of Rising Temperatures: How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?

09/27/2017 08:59 AM EDT

By Sebastian Acevedo, Mico Mrkaic, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Petia Topalova September 27, 2017 The Earth’s temperature is rising. This will shape the economic future of communities across the globe (Leolintang/iStock by GettyImages) The Earth’s temperature is rising […]

Better thy Neighbor? Cross-border Effects of Fiscal Actions

09/27/2017 08:59 AM EDT

By Patrick Blagrave, Giang Ho, Ksenia Koloskova, and Esteban Vesperoni September 27, 2017   Domestic fiscal policies, such as public spending, can generate meaningful spillovers to neighboring countries (Photo: Ymgerman/iStock by GettyImages) In the wake […]