Demographics and FDI: Lessons from China's one-child policy China’s one-child policy increased its capital-labour ratio and reduced FDI inflows relative to India, consistent with neoclassical fundamentals Macroeconomics & Growth John Donaldson Christos Koulovatianos Jian Li Rajnish Mehra Published 04.05.18
Barriers to growth Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, discusses the key barriers to growth and how to overcome them. Macroeconomics & Growth Tony Addison Published 10.04.18
Central banks to the rescue Could central banks co-investing in private companies hold a possible solution to many developing government budgetary issues? Macroeconomics & Growth Bryane Michael Published 23.01.18
Trade openness and macroeconomic volatility Contrary to widely held views, trade can decrease GDP volatility through sectoral specialisation and country-wide diversification Macroeconomics & Growth Francesco Caselli Published 14.12.17
Relationship between the Chinese housing and marriage markets An unfavourable ratio of young men to young women could explain simultaneously skyrocketing housing prices and rising home ownership Macroeconomics & Growth Shang-Jin Wei Xiaobo Zhang Published 05.07.17
China’s growth prospects The future may bring political tensions in reconciling economic dreams with the economic reality of slower growth Macroeconomics & Growth Robert Barro Published 04.02.16
What will the world look like in 2030? Maddison’s forecasts revisited Updated projections forecast a world starkly different from today’s, with poor countries accounting for nearly 70% of global GDP in 2030. Macroeconomics & Growth Andrew Mold Published 21.06.17
