CHART OF THE WEEK

Economic growth

New European Wealth Gauge Helps Policymakers Address Inequality

November 19, 2024

Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, Jorrit Zwijnenburg

Combined measure allows for a deeper understanding of how wealth distribution affects the overall health of economies

The Clock is Ticking on Sub-Saharan Africa's Urgent Job Creation Challenge

November 12, 2024

Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, Luc Tucker

To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create conditions conductive to jobs growth in higher productivity sectors—especially in fragile and low-income countries

How Europe Can Make Carbon Pricing Policies Less Regressive

September 26, 2024

Geoffroy Dolphin, Magnus Merkle

Easing the burden on lower-income households is not only socially fair, but also economically efficient

Monetary policy

Fed Rate Cuts May Help Revive Bond Flows to Emerging, Developing Economies

September 5, 2024

Paula Arias, Robin Koepke

Some higher risk countries still face high costs for selling foreign-currency denominated debt to investors after major central banks raised interest rates

Inclusion and gender

Women Lead Record Number of Central Banks, but More Progress is Needed

August 29, 2024

The Editors

New governors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea lifted the share of central banks with women leaders to 16 percent

Macro-fiscal policy

Carbon Emissions from AI and Crypto Are Surging and Tax Policy Can Help

August 15, 2024

Shafik Hebous, Nate Vernon-Lin

Crypto mining and data centers now account for 2 percent of global electricity use and nearly 1 percent of global emissions, and their footprint is growing.

Integrating Economic and Climate Data Will Strengthen Climate Policy

July 9, 2024

Jim Tebrake, Francien Berry, Darja Milic

Data Gaps Initiative helps policymakers better understand the environmental impact of economic activities and the effectiveness of climate policies

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