This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines … claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition …, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and protectionist measures. The paper investigates the conflicting …

. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines in official trade, with exports (imports) estimated to be 58 (34) percent …

This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas … negative impact on medium-term growth, especially for sub-Saharan Africa; and (ii) a disaster's intensity matters much more …

After impressive growth in the 2000s, China's productivity has more recently stagnated. We use firm-level data to …'s business dynamism. We show that (i) the revenue share of young firms has declined, (ii) the life-cycle growth of young firms … relative to older incumbents has slowed, (iii) weaker life-cycle growth can be explained by slower productivity growth and …

its aftermath, exploring the trade-offs between rebuilding human capital and the recovery of livelihoods and macroeconomic …

growth could be lower for longer, with a setback to development. Post-pandemic reforms thus become even more important …, especially with constrained scope for fiscal and monetary stimuli. Reforms could boost per capita growth by an additional 0 ….3-1.3 percentage points, relative to the 1.9 percent average since 2010. Such growth would reduce per capita income doubling time from …

Is there a tradeoff between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and … empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The … evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …