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Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with the overall functioning of the economy. Macroeconomic policies have a critical influence on the decisions of households and firms to spend, save, hire and invest. And the conditions they foster set the stage for economic growth and development. The World Bank Group’s macroeconomists work toward the institution's primary goals of ...
Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of economies – changes in economic output, inflation, interest and foreign exchange rates, and the balance of payments. Poverty reduction, social equity, and sustainable growth are only possible with sound monetary and fiscal policies. Macroeconomics Home. Overview.
Macroeconomics and Growth - World Bank Research. Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development. The World Bank’s digital platform for live-streaming. With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global ...
Using Micro Data to Understand Macroeconomics and Public Policy May 7, 2021 12-1:30 pm EST, Chile 11 am-12:30 pm, Colombia PROGRAM (Presentations will be delivered in Spanish) 12:00 pm . Welcome Claudio Raddatz. School of Business and Economics, University of Chile. Sergio Schmukler. World Bank Chile Research and Development Center. Chair Jose ...
The Poverty and Equity Briefs (PEBs) highlight poverty, shared prosperity and inequality trends for over 100 developing countries. The briefs are released twice a year for the Spring and Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund. The Briefs help users understand a country’s poverty and inequality context at-a ...
Economic Monitoring. With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank Group works in every major area of ...
The first edition of the Human Capital Index (HCI), published by the World Bank Group in October 2018 and updated in 2020, shows that nearly 60% of children born today will be, at best, only half as productive as they could be with complete education and full health (as defined by the index, see question 5). This reflects a serious human ...
The Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice (MTI) provides evidence-based policy options to formulate and implement context-specific GVC strategies. MTI uses analytical and diagnostics tools and data-gathering to offer solutions in terms of analytical services, lending and investment operations, as well as guarantees customized to ...
According to the report, developing countries spent a record $443.5 billion to service their external public and publicly guaranteed debt in 2022. The poorest countries eligible to borrow from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) paid a record $88.9 billion in debt-servicing costs in 2022, 4.8 percent more than in 2021.
WDR 2022 Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 1. The economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shock waves through the world economy and triggered the largest global economic crisis in more than a century. The crisis led to a dramatic increase in inequality within and across countries. Preliminary evidence suggests that ...