Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

The end of an era of global income convergence

This is the third blog in a series about how countries can correct course and make progress in global poverty reduction. It analyses global income distribution since the fallout of the COVID-19…

Nishant Yonzan, Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Christoph Lakner|
Education, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Risks in global food markets

Global food prices have retreated from the latest highs, but significant risks continue to threaten the downward trend in prices. They include a prolonged and deeper conflict in Ukraine; higher…

John Baffes|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade, Transport

The Western Balkans heading towards another storm

Just as the economies of the Western Balkans were looking to sustain a recovery from the shock of COVID-19, the region now faces a new combination of challenges. The war in Ukraine, the resulting…

Sanja Madzarevic-Sujster, Richard Record|
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Fewer barriers to labor movement – a recipe for industrialization and growth in Central America?

Whenever the share of industry in the economy starts waning, industrial expansion often becomes a component of the growth policies. This blog analyzes if and how targeting labor market barriers…

Rishabh Sinha|
Financial Sector, Governance, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Urban Development

South Asia’s policy balancing act: Managing economic growth amid global shocks

South Asian countries face competing policy priorities as they continue to address the scars from the COVID-19 pandemic amid a series of shocks rocking the region.

Zoe Leiyu Xie, Xiao'ou Zhu|
Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty
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