Can climate change make us antisocial?
How is global warming likely to impact our behaviour and how we interact with one another?
Do robots threaten North-South trade and welfare?
Robotisation can catalyse trade and improve welfare, but policies are required to ensure automation-induced growth is inclusive
Workers unite: Cooperative property rights and development in El Salvador
Evidence from land reform in El Salvador shows that private property rights are not necessarily more efficient than cooperative property rights
Unintended consequences of introducing state pensions
State pensions in Indonesia and Ghana are found to impact parents and their children, with respect to elderly care and investment in education
Long-term and intergenerational effects of education
Evidence from Indonesia shows school construction improves labour and marriage market outcomes, and benefits are transmitted intergenerationally
How did China move up the global value chains?
Liberalising trade and FDI is key to the promotion of domestic value added into a country’s exports, as the Chinese experience highlights
Technology transfer and the rise of China
Who wins and losses in the technology trade war? John van Reenen (MIT) explains why technology transfer in a globalised world isn’t a zero sum game
The US-China trade deal: An opportunity to reignite growth?
A new trade deal could open opportunities for foreign and domestic private firms if China is willing to open sectors and protect intellectual property
The links between capabilities and export dynamics in developing countries
Economic complexity and R&D investment influence the number, size, product quality, and diversification of exporters, making them policy priorities
HIV testing and risky sexual behaviour
What is the likely impact of unexpected HIV test results on risky sexual behaviour?