Margaux MacDonald is an Economist in the Research Department of the IMF where she works in the Multilateral Surveillance Division.
Producing and consuming more goods and services for the same amount of work sounds too good to be true. In fact, it’s entirely possible. Higher productivity is one of the key ingredients ...
The presence of large and rising bilateral trade balances has raised concerns that asymmetric obstacles to trade may distort the international trade system. Yet, rather than looking at bi...
How close has the Group of Twenty (G-20) come to its goal of strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth? The global expansion remains strong—so there is little surprise that the ...
Contrary to popular belief, countries in sub-Saharan Africa are more closely tied than ever, thanks to rising trade with one another and remittances—the money people send home when workin...
