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Picture yourself as finance minister of a developing economy. An eager environmentalist tries to convince you of the moral imperative of cutting your country’s greenhouse gas emissions. You soon become […]

Inequality is the result of many different phenomena. Some of them should be a source of policy concern while others should not. My main problem is the inequality that arises […]

Technological advances have increased the general tradability of services, leading international trade in services to outpace trade in goods, especially after the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Services […]

Wyoming is facing two distinct labor market challenges: in the short-term low workforce availability is a constraint while in the long-term job and wage growth have stagnated. Currently, Wyoming’s labor […]

Should exports be an important focus of economic growth strategies? The Washington Consensus, summarised by John Williamson some 35 years ago, would have answered in the negative. In the 1980s, […]

No matter which way you look at it, Chiapas is the most backward of any state in Mexico. Its per capita income is the lowest of the 32 federal entities, […]

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Green objectives have reshaped public policy worldwide since the signing in 2015 of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. Climate policy has moved from being one policy among many […]

Wyoming communities are reliant on grants to fund local priorities, yet the grants system is not effectively meeting the needs of many communities across the state. This problem is central […]

In today’s increasingly interconnected global economy, place-based development strategy must be strategic towards leveraging global economic opportunities. Riccardo Crescenzi and Oliver Harman explore this intricate landscape and provide a valuable […]