Three recent research papers are refuting the conclusions stated in Olivier Blanchard's 2019 paper “Public Debt and Low Interest Rates.”

Economists opine about the main macro issues to be tackled during 2020.

Speculation and aggregate demand in a low interest rate environment. Which propagation mechanism best describes business cycles?

Did the fall of the Berlin wall destroy the social-democratic compact or did it push Western economies further down the socialist path?

In the US, traditional unions have been stymied, but workers are finding new ways to organize.

In most OECD countries leisure time has been increasing. New research finds that leisure productivity has been increasing as well leading to unexpected welfare gains.

Women in powerful positions: are they different than men?

The OECD unveils a blueprint of a new international corporate tax architecture.

Are male and female workers substitutable? What has contributed to the increase in female labor participation? Has women’s employment affected the US business cycle?

New research on how consumers form their beliefs on inflation and how these beliefs affect inflation dynamics.