Economics

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Suman Bery, Centre for Policy Research In late January, the IMF released its update on the outlook for the world economy. It downgraded its estimate for global growth in…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Things were rough for the Malaysian economy the past year. The government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis was made within a narrow…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America South Korea’s economic performance since 2020 cannot be divorced from its handling of COVID-19 and its role in global supply chains. After…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Trevi Putri, Gadjah Mada University and Richard Heeks, University of Manchester Indonesia’s gig economy is dominated by two mega-platforms, Grab and Gojek. The gig economy contributes at least US$7…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Richard Katz, Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs The issue of wages has been on Japan’s political agenda since former prime minister Shinzo Abe urged companies to raise…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Kerry Brown, King’s College London In 2021 China was, and in 2022 again will be, dominated by the domestic economy, relations with the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic and…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Nilanjan Ghosh and Soumya Bhowmick, Observer Research Foundation The Indian economy is yet again at a crossroads. The country’s second wave of COVID-19 had repercussions across the economy and…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU Through 2021, Japan experienced its third, fourth and fifth waves of COVID-19. A government state of emergency was in place during most of the first nine…