International

  • Apr 28, 2020
  • 7 min read

Lockdown exit strategy optimality will impact recovery

Countries in lockdown will combine models from epidemiology and economics to determine and implement exit strategies

International
  • Apr 27, 2020
  • 7 min read

Lockdown-linked boost for leaders is unlikely to last

Strong government response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been globally popular

International
  • Apr 27, 2020
  • 13 min read

The great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out

Gaps are emerging in the fiscal and monetary stimulus schemes that are cushioning the economic impacts of the pandemic

International
  • Apr 23, 2020
  • 7 min read

Pharmaceutical protectionism will outlast the pandemic

US and EU shortages of vital medical supplies underline advanced economies' supply-chain dependence on China

International
  • Apr 22, 2020
  • 8 min read

Virus will divert but not derail gender rights fight

Before the pandemic hit, people had been organising and holding protests globally against gender violence

International
  • Apr 20, 2020
  • 7 min read

Digital currencies hold much promise for central banks

Central banks worldwide have been researching how digital currencies could complement or replace traditional currencies

International
  • Apr 17, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 will improve real-time epidemic modelling

Mathematical modelling is one of the most important tools in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

International
  • Apr 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 complicates global humanitarian aid response

The pandemic presents enormous challenges to the global humanitarian system, even as needs rise

International