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Closer, Ever Closer
By Anoop Singh (Version in 中文) Here’s the good news: thanks to relatively strong fundamentals and good policies, Asian economies have coped well with the global market turbulence of recent years. Now...
View ArticleEconomics – New Links for Students from the IMF
The IMF's well written Finance & Development magazine has recently published two helpful online compilations of articles that may be useful to students and those interested in economic issues....
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For Richer, Not Poorer: Energy Subsidies in India
By David Coady and Thomas Richardson Many countries seek to protect poorer households by subsidizing the consumption of fuel products. However, recent IMF research shows that fuel subsidies are both...
View ArticleLagarde: Women Can Help Grow the World Economy
(Versions in Español and عربي) Hot off the press: a new study out today from our economists pointing to the striking economic benefits that could come from increased female participation in the work...
View ArticleTreating Inequality with Redistribution: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
By Jonathan D. Ostry and Andrew Berg (Versions in Español, Français, Português, Русский, 中文) Rising income inequality looms high on the global policy agenda, reflecting not only fears of its pernicious...
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China’s Housing Market: Defying the Odds?
by iMFdirect Housing is on everyone’s mind. The collapse of housing bubbles can be very costly. In Japan, house prices rose by about 40 percent during the mid-1980s; the collapse was followed by a...
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Chart of the Week: The Spread of Ideas and Innovation
By IMFBlog July 30, 2018 Versions in عربي, Español, Français, 中文, 日本語, Português, Русский Young woman watches robotic fish in Gangneung, South Korea: the spread of knowledge and technology across...
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Chart of the Week: A Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars
By Christian Bogmans and Lama Kiyasseh August 13, 2018 Versions in عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский Electric car charging station in Berlin, Germany: prices for lithium and...
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Delivering on Africa’s Dreams
By David Lipton عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский Across sub-Saharan Africa, a visit to a school offers both a vision of hope for the future, and a reminder of the difficulties in...
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COVID’s Long Shadow: Social Repercussions of Pandemics
By Philip Barrett, Sophia Chen, and Nan Li عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский In 1832, the great cholera pandemic hit Paris. In just a few months, the disease killed 20,000 of the...
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