Rethinking Work During and After Lockdown
While our work environments changed literally overnight, the impact of lockdowns on the nature of work is likely to last well beyond the pandemic. In a study published by the National Bureau of Econom...
28 Aug 202023min
Divided by Degrees: Angus Deaton on how More Americans Without B.A.'s are Dying of Despair
After a century-long decline, mortality rates in the U.S. have flattened- even increased for non-Hispanic whites in middle age. In this podcast, Nobel laureate, Angus Deaton describes how people are d...
30 Juli 202023min
Paul Krugman on Zombie ideas and Economic Recovery
There are many facets of the IMF's work that people don't often hear about, one is capacity development; helping governments strengthen their ability to make good policy decisions and to implement the...
16 Juli 202020min
Kristalina Georgieva and David Pilling on Africa's Outlook
The IMF's latest Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is considerably worse than its April outlook and is subject to massive uncertainty. Economic activity this year is now projected to contract b...
10 Juli 202025min
Systemic Hazards and the Spheres of Well-Being
The 2008 global financial crisis and the current pandemic have put enormous pressure on societies and exposed cracks in the systems we all depend on to survive. These types of global crises are forcin...
1 Juli 202024min
Vietnam: A Remarkable Response with Limited Means
"The storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and stability," said Ho Chi Minh, the Father of the Vietnamese Nation. And it turns out Vietnam has shown its stren...
28 Juni 202013min
Digitalizing Sub-Saharan Africa
While connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions, digitalization is advancing fast and being embraced by those who do have access. Some countries are now global leaders in mobile mon...
25 Juni 202016min
Préserver la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne
L'Afrique subsaharienne est en première ligne du changement climatique, avec des conditions météorologiques extrêmes qui font des ravages sur les infrastructures et la production agricole. Mais la cri...
19 Juni 202013min
