Eswar Prasad considers the economic, financial, and societal implications of digital currencies and payment systems.

Mark Blyth suggests that the United States has very little to gain by reverting to overt imperialism.

Robert H. Frank sees the restoration of progressive income taxation as the only way to shift long-term spending patterns.

Jun Du explains why America’s self-defeating trade policy has has helped who it was supposed to hurt, and vice versa.

Rising US-China frictions and worsening global imbalances have triggered a fundamental reordering of Asia’s manufacturing landscape. The ongoing redirection of trade and investment flows will likely ...

Desmond Lachman thinks the global outlook is clouded by a number of factors, beginning with Donald Trump’s recklessness.

The evidence suggests not, and even raises concerns that age-gating could do more harm than good.

Not surprisingly, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s success in reducing violent crime has led other political leaders across the region to try to take a page from the same playbook. But offering the ...