Global Economic Prospects

Residents of Kashadaha village visit the Kashadaha Anando school in Kashadaha village, Bangladesh. © Dominic Chavez/World Bank [[tweetable]]This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting comes at…

Just this week, I provided a journalist with a bunch of citations, most of which she could not access. Perhaps, no more? LSE Impact Blog discusses the Unpaywall: "The extension is called…

Between the social, political, and economic upheavals affecting our lives, and the violence and forced displacement making headlines, you’d be forgiven for feeling gloomy about 2016. A look at the…

在世界经济论坛的《2016-2017 年全球竞争力报告》中，香港竞争力下跌了两位至全球第九，报告指香港面临的最大挑战，是怎样“将这个世界前列的金融中心发展成创新基地”。   有人认为这些忧虑无的放矢，毕竟香港人均 GDP 达 42, 000 美元，而且过去 5 年 GDP 增幅可人，每年平均为 3% ，羡煞不少发达经济体。 不过，如果大家深入研究数据，…

The Ease of Doing Business Initiative (EDBI) is helping turn sub-Saharan Africa’s markets into attractive investment destinations.   Over the past 15 years, Sub-Saharan African countries have been…