Finance & Development Magazine

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• Turning Point
• The Political Economy of Economic Policy

  We should pay closer attention to the interactions between politics, economics, and other realms.

• 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.

Featured documents

• Global Health Threats of the 21st Century

  The world is a healthier place today but major issues continue to confront...

• What Is Keynesian Economics?

  The central tenet of this school of thought is that government intervention can stabilize the...

• Global Finance Resets

  The decline of cross-border capital flows signals a stronger global financial...

• Epidemics and Economics

  New and resurgent infectious diseases can have far-reaching economic...

• Unburnable Wealth of Nations

  Successful action to address climate change would diminish the value of fossil fuel resources in many of the world’s poorest...

• A Broader Reach

  When more people and more firms have access to financial services, the whole society can...

• The Political Economy of Economic Policy

  We should pay closer attention to the interactions between politics, economics, and other realms....

• Power from the People

  The decline in unionization in recent decades has fed the rise in incomes at the...

• Collateral Damage

  A strong dollar is seldom good news for emerging market...

• Ready to Bloom?

  Employment in high-return activities is the pathway to economic empowerment for African...