The establishment of independent fiscal institutions has become part and parcel of a country’s recommended public financial management architecture. However, are all fiscal councils similarly effective in enhancing fiscal...Read more >>
This lecture will provide a brief overview of various aspects of economic inequality, such as how to measure it, what causes it, and what are its consequences. The main idea is to bring the topic of inequality closer to decision...Read more >>
The Russian invasion of Ukraine created a humanitarian catastrophe. Since the outbreak of the war, millions of people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine and even more have been displaced internally. In addition,...Read more >>
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the European economies hard. To mitigate the pandemic’s impact on labor markets, policymakers introduced a range of measures. In particular, the widespread use of job retention schemes has played an...Read more >>
Global warming is the single greatest environmental challenge that the world is currently facing. A wide range of human activities is responsible for this rise in temperature, with construction and real estate being among the...Read more >>