The existing dramatic gap in U.S. household wealth along racial lines cannot be attributed to personal ambition or behavioral choices but rather reflects government policies and institutional ...

Africa is in the midst of a population boom that will see it account for a growing percentage of the world’s young people.

India's economic growth post liberalisation (1990s) has undeniably lifted millions out of poverty and created a vibrant ...

The High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (HLEG), attached to the OECD, was established in 2013 to follow-up on the recommendations of the Commission ...

The wealth gap between white families and their Black and Latino counterparts has widened by more than $1 million, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that ...

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system – Resolution of the Economic and Social Council (E/RES/2013/16) 2012 session Mainstreaming a gender ...

Inequality need not always be unfair. Government policies that seek to spread wealth rather than create it would not only ...

In an op-ed for the Washington Post on November 5, 2010, Ben Bernanke did a victory lap, praising the Fed’s efforts in stemming the financial crisis. In the article, he discusses how QE and other Fed ...

Macroeconomic and social policies are crucial instruments guiding the achievement of women’s empowerment and gender equality. Macroeconomic policies do not necessarily affect men and women in the same ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently addressed the concept of "Robinhood Economics", emphasising the importance of wealth creation over redistribution. Her remarks come amidst a broader ...

Why is it important to assess the social and economic impacts of environmental policies? Policymakers face the challenge of supporting both inclusive and sustainable economic development and a healthy ...

Economic analysis can shine a revealing light on the causes and consequences of social unrest The past decade was marked by a series of high-profile social protests—the Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter ...