A lack of well-prepared projects is a major obstacle to infrastructure development in emerging and developing countries, and hence to their general economic development. In Africa, for example, the infrastructure shortfall involves the sacrifice of about 2% of GDP growth per annum. Even a modest...

Trust is crucial to business success; how to build and nurture trust is an increasing focus of business leaders. Phase II (2014-2015) of the Forum’s project on The Leadership, Trust and Perfomance Equation explores how trust issues manifest at the industry level and how organizations can...

Policy-makers are currently debating whether asset-pricing dynamics can, or should, be managed in the public interest. This initiative delves into the mechanisms of asset pricing to learn how to detect when and why bubbles emerge and how consequences can be mitigated. In its 2nd year, the...