Health and Healthcare Systems
The rise of Covidnomics
During the coronavirus crisis, it's vital economists work alongside medical professionals to develop a holistic recovery plan, writes Professor of Economics at Cornell University, Kaushik...
Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economist of the World Bank and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Financial and Monetary Systems
The assumptions that underpin modern economics need reviewing. This is why
Economics has reached the point where we need to examine the assumptions that are hindering our ability to understand and map the new world of digital technology, writes former Chief Econ...
Economic Growth
Why we should formalize our shared humanity into a Global Constitution
The international community needs a new compact of agreed rules, formalized in writing, and enforceable by a designated third party.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Inequality is intolerable. The wealthy should call out an unfair system
Many wealth people in the US support ending severe income inequality, but often find themselves silenced and accused of hypocrisy.
Le triste état de l'économie mondiale
Espérons qu'un peu partout les électeurs reconnaîtront les dangers du nationalisme et de la xénophobie dans un monde profondément interconnecté.
Un doigt d’optimisme pour 2019
Il n’est certes pas question de passer sous silence les catastrophes toujours en cours qui ont marqué l’année 2018.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
This is what you need to know about Bangladesh's remarkable economic rise
The Bangladeshi economy has seen significant growth in the last decade.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
It's time to totally change how we think about inequality
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes reminds us of the power of luck and timing, explains Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Geographies in Depth
L’arrivée de l’Afrique
Le rapport suscite l'espoir que nous puissions enfin assister à l’arrivée économique du continent, promise depuis si longtemps.
Economic Growth
Les inégalités au 21e siècle
Elles ne cessent de se creuser.
Economic Growth
La economía global en 2067
Hoy, lo que promete llevar el crecimiento a nuevas alturas es la Revolución Digital. Estamos en medio de un quiebre tecnológico impresionante, en el que los avances en tecnología digital ...
La inseguridad de la desigualdad
La necesidad de diseñar nuevas reglas, sistemas de redistribución e incluso acuerdos globales ya no es cuestión de moral, sino cada vez más de supervivencia.
Economic Growth
Why reducing inequality could be a matter of survival
Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank looks at continued issue of global inequalities.
Emerging Technologies
Is technology making inequality worse?
