Back to the future: Climate change resilience, self-insurance, and market insurance
By Olivier Mahul The ongoing policy discussions about climate change resilience and the role of prevention and insurance, including the…
Denser cities could help China reconcile economic and climate goals
By Yoonhee Kim, Martin Raiser, Katherine Stapleton China’s rapid economic progress has been associated with a rapidly rising carbon footprint.…
The rapid rise of the urban consumer class
By Wolfgang Fengler, Max Heinze It is shopping time. Many people, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, participated in Black Friday…
Hardwiring the scaling-up habit in donor organizations
By Johannes F. Linn If the international community is to meet global development and climate challenges, in particular the Sustainable…
Debt tsunami of the pandemic
By M. Ayhan Kose, Peter Nagle, Franziska Ohnsorge, Naotaka Sugawara Starting in 2010, a new wave of debt accumulation—the “fourth…
Does government debt increase after global recessions?
By M. Ayhan Kose, Peter Nagle, Franziska Ohnsorge, Naotaka Sugawara Global government debt surged to nearly 100 percent of GDP…
Can COVID-19’s supply chain disruptions help Western Balkan competitiveness?
By Yan Liu, Zenia Ann Rogatschnig, Harald Jedlicka, Sanja Madzarevic-Sujster, Richard Record Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, supply…
Jobs report tells two different stories of the November labor market
Below, EPI economists offer their initial insights on the November jobs report released this morning. From EPI senior economist, Elise…
State attorney general addresses extreme underpayment of immigrant detainees: A snapshot of state and local enforcement actions to protect workers
Series: The New Labor Law Enforcers State attorneys general, district attorneys, and localities like cities are increasingly key players in…
Job openings rose and quits fell in Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for October
Below, EPI senior economist Elise Gould offers her initial insights on today’s release of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover…