Macroeconomics & Growth
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Are women better for development?
Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries?
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Achieving inclusive growth in Asia
ADB’s Chief Economist provides insight into Asia’s development and overcoming the middle-income trap
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Barriers to growth
Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, discusses the key barriers to growth and how to overcome them.
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Central banks to the rescue
Could central banks co-investing in private companies hold a possible solution to many developing government budgetary issues?
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Trade openness and macroeconomic volatility
Contrary to widely held views, trade can decrease GDP volatility through sectoral specialisation and country-wide diversification
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Relationship between the Chinese housing and marriage markets
An unfavourable ratio of young men to young women could explain simultaneously skyrocketing housing prices and rising home ownership
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China’s growth prospects
The future may bring political tensions in reconciling economic dreams with the economic reality of slower growth
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What will the world look like in 2030? Maddison’s forecasts revisited
Updated projections forecast a world starkly different from today’s, with poor countries accounting for nearly 70% of global GDP in 2030.