Finance & Development Magazine

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• Beyond the Crisis

  Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity to build a better world.

• The Long Economic Hangover of Pandemics

  History shows COVID-19’s economic fallout may be with us for decades.

• Lifelines in Danger

  The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dry up a vital source of income for poor and fragile countries.

• Embracing Identity

  Broadly shared identity can be the basis for the sense of shared destiny that is at the core of good politics.

• Preparing for an Unknown World

  We must collectively work toward resolving the problems exposed by the crisis.

• Life Post?COVID-19

  Six prominent thinkers reflect on how the pandemic has changed the world.

• Trust Imperative

  Trust is at rock bottom, and we must urgently restore it.

• Poverty Fighters

  Andreas Adriano profiles MIT’s J-PAL, where Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are reinventing development economics.

• The Devil Is in the Details

  If properly designed, tax-based fiscal consolidation does not have to be politically costly.

• Caught by a Cresting Debt Wave

  Past debt crises can teach developing economies to cope with COVID-19 financing shocks.

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• Transparency Matters

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• The Long Economic Hangover of Pandemics

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• Big Data’s Big Muscle

  Computing power is driving machine learning and transforming business and...

• Monetary Policy in the Digital Age

  Crypto assets may one day reduce demand for central bank...

• Lifelines in Danger

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• Aid and Oil

  Growing numbers of large oil discoveries in low-income countries could reduce the need for foreign...

• Neoliberalism: Oversold?

  Instead of delivering growth, some neoliberal policies have increased inequality, in turn jeopardizing durable...