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January 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy. Just ten days before, Peng Peiyun, who long oversaw the ...

Beata Javorcik warns that shrinking workforces and political inertia threaten fiscal sustainability and long-term stability.

Rachel Glennerster call on multilateral development banks to commit now to providing at-risk funding for bets on vaccines.

Carla Norrlöf thinks the Trump administration has muddied the waters in ways that will make US global leadership costlier.

Ana Palacio shows why China is well positioned to capitalize on the destruction wrought by Donald Trump in 2025.

Timothy Snyder draws parallels between the US president’s act of war and the history of imperialism and fascism.

Stephen Holmes assesses a policy made possible by the destruction of mechanisms intended to discipline US presidents' power.

Pietri and Jean Tirole show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.

Kilaparti Ramakrishna shows how marine-based solutions gained prominence at COP30 and why they hold the key to planetary ...

Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik and Rohan Sandhu observe that the types of challenges that developed and developing economies face are converging.

Jan 6, 2026 Antonin Bergeaud, et al. show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.