"Europe is at a critical stage in its economic development. There seems to be a widespread desire to pursue coherent initiatives which address current issues. However, it is unclear which policies would fit the agenda." "Europe's Economic Challenge analyses the wide-ranging issues in economic...

The global financial crisis of 2008-09 did not just change the global economic order. It also changed the way we think about that order. Principles and practices that were once accepted wisdom are now in doubt or discredited. New, fundamental questions opened. And the search for answers has...

Development economists are paid to look into the future. They ask not only how things work today, but also how a new policy, program, or project will make them work tomorrow. They view the world and history as a learning process, past and present are just inputs into thinking about what's...