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Ageing populations and real interest rates
New research on how demographics have impacted the economies of advanced countries and what to expect going forward.
Post-Yellen
Will Jerome Powell, the new Fed Chair, need to hit the brakes or defend the Fed’s independence?
Eurozone’s safe assets
The ESRB Task Force on Safe Assets has just published its report on the feasibility of sovereign bond-backed securities for the euro area.
New and noteworthy books (January)
Four new and noteworthy books on global financial governance, the eurozone, degrowth and agent based models.
The scandals
Two scandals have damaged the World Bank’s reputation and led to the resignation of its Chief Economist, Paul Romer.
Fragile global growth
As 2018 begins the global economy is gathering speed but not all of the news is good.
Modelling households
Households’ welfare, undiversified portfolios and precautionary savings and their impact on monetary policy and economic growth.
The debate over minimum wage
Novel new research on how increases in minimum wage affect employment, crime and fertility of high income families.