Opinion
A silver lining for ageing Asia
An ageing population is generally bad news for growth prospects, but Japan and Taiwan offer important lessons.
Opinion
An ageing population is generally bad news for growth prospects, but Japan and Taiwan offer important lessons.
Podcast
A conversation on ageing societies, waning inequality, as well as an inflation revival.
Opinion
Can a G7 dominated by developing nations provide the impulse to global governance as did the old G7? The answer is no.
Blog Post
In the highly interdependent modern world, a country’s economy and its foreign policy are strongly linked. A country’s foreign-policy ambitions should correspond to its economic potential, but Russia’s over-ambitious foreign ventures have exacerbated the negative effects of the numerous economic headwinds it faces.
Policy Contribution
After the 2014-2016 currency crisis, Russia’s economy has returned to growth, albeit at a slow pace. In this Policy Contribution, the authors analyse the potential causes of mediocre growth performance, as well as its impact on Russia's economic and political relationships. They also include their recommendations for the future.
Opinion
Les analyses de la fronde des gilets jaunes ont surtout mis l’accent sur la répartition des revenus et des prélèvements entre catégories sociales et selon le lieu d’habitation. Lecture évidemment pertinente. Mais elle ne doit pas en occulter une autre, qui porte sur les évolutions d’ensemble des dix dernières années et sur ce qu’on peut anticiper pour les dix prochaines.
Blog Post
Scholars have been investigating the relationship between demographics and long term growth, in the context of the secular stagnation hypothesis. We review recent contributions.
Past Event
After a year of weak recovery what is next for Europe? This event looked at both the general macroeconomic situation as well as the challenges posed by changing demographics
Policy Contribution
During seven years of economic crisis, the intergenerational income and wealth divide has increased in many European Union countries. This paper reviews the pension reforms implemented by several countries and it provides policy recommendations to address the intergenerational divide.
Past Event
What are the beneficial effects of product market reforms? What progress have Spain and Italy made in the past years and what challenges do they still face? How should structural reforms be coordinated within the euro area?
