A growing body of work has shown that aggregate shocks affect the formation of preferences and beliefs. This article reviews evidence from sociology, social psychology, and economics to assess the ...

Climate policy at the subnational level is sometimes framed as being counterproductive, because climate change is considered a collective action problem that can be best addressed in a coalition that ...

We assess financial stability risks from floods in the Netherlands using a comprehensive set of flood scenarios considering different factors including geographical regions, flood types, climate ...

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The Gambia’s economic and social development is highly impacted by climate change, including sea level rise, increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall. Salinization and declining agricultural ...

The Dominican Republic has grown strongly over the last two decades supported by political and social stability and a sustained track record of strong policies and strengthened institutional policy ...

The Fund’s decision on the New Arrangements to Borrow (the “NAB Decision”) is subject to renewals not later than 12 months before the end of each NAB period. The current NAB period became effective on ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Denmark ...

Denmark has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of the energy crisis, high inflation, and tighter financial conditions. In recent years, growth has been increasingly driven by an ...

Economic activity weakened in the first half of 2024 and prospects remain challenging for the remainder of the year. The fiscal position is expected to deteriorate amid lower revenue collections and ...

Productivity isn’t everything,” Paul Krugman wrote in his 1990 book, The Age of Diminished Expectations, “but in the long run ...

AI is general-purpose technology that has applications across the entire economy, by sector and type of work. This is ...