Taxing Bad Habits: Christoph Rosenberg
While it is true that death and taxes are unavoidable, good tax policies can help delay the inevitable. So-called sin taxes on alcohol, tobacco, sugar, and other harmful products can raise revenues an...
22 Apr 19min
Amadou Sy on Why Africa is Keeping its Debt Closer to Home
African economies began tapping into overseas markets for funding in the early 2000s, after debt burdens had been alleviated by the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. However, surging i...
12 Mar 17min
The Debt Reckoning: Rodrigo Valdés and Era Dabla-Norris
Unprecedented debt levels are pressing governments to make tough choices. While aging populations demand more public spending, resources are stretched thin, and the days of cheap borrowing that allowe...
2 Mar 25min
Johan Norberg on What Makes and Breaks Golden Eras
The most prosperous of civilizations were the most open. The Romans, for example, expanded their empire by integrating the populations they conquered, creating a melting pot of new ideas. Johan Norber...
5 Feb 21min
Enrico Letta: Harnessing Europe's Single Market
There is strength in numbers, and the idea of European integration through a single market was to capitalize on the EU as a whole. However, the single market is a product of the early 90s, and EU memb...
28 Jan 22min
Claudia Sahm on how Private Data can Augment Official Statistics
While official statistics compiled by government agencies are still considered the most reliable, policymakers are increasingly using private data to get around their limitations. Claudia Sahm is a fo...
18 Des 202521min
Governor Chang Yong Rhee on Bank of Korea's Innovative Approach
Price stability is the main goal for central banks, and monetary policy is how they achieve it. However, societies are always in flux, and central bankers who pay close attention to emerging trends ar...
10 Des 202520min
Pablo Peña on why AI is No Match for Human Capital
While artificial intelligence continues to outperform our human abilities in many areas, Pablo Peña believes critical thinking and curiosity are what will keep us in the driver's seat. AI can only dra...
2 Des 202518min
