How the pandemic accelerated digital transformation in advanced economies
Digitalization has proved to be a silver lining of the pandemic for many advanced economies, but gaps persist across countries and sectors, say researchers.
Florence Jaumotte is a senior economist in the IMF’s Research Department. She has worked in the Multilateral Surveillance Division and the World Economic Studies Division of the Research Department, as well as on a number of country teams. Her research has focused on labor market institutions and policies, income inequality, and open-economy macroeconomics. Previously, she has worked in the Economics Department of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. She obtained her PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Digitalization has proved to be a silver lining of the pandemic for many advanced economies, but gaps persist across countries and sectors, say researchers.
Los países deberían cooperar para introducir un precio mínimo internacional del carbono para limitar el calentamiento global. Pero muchos temen una pérdida de competitividad internacional.
Countries should cooperate to introduce an international carbon price floor to limit global warming. But many fear a loss of international competitiveness.
The 'carbon budget' to limit global emissions to below 2°C is running out quickly; countries will need to take urgent action to meet the Paris Agreement.
Macroeconomic factors – rather than bilateral tariffs – have been the key drivers of the evolution of bilateral trade balances.
New IMF research looks at the flow of knowledge and technology across the world.
Exploring the long-term effects of migration on receiving advanced economies’ GDP per capita and labour productivity.
La inmigración puede aportar beneficios sustanciales a las economías avanzadas, en términos de un mayor PIB per cápita y mejores niveles de vida.
A new IMF study looks at the the economic impact in advanced economies of migrants.