Who benefits from Russia’s war in Ukraine
While tens of millions of Europeans have suffered from Russia’s war in Ukraine, a few Russian businesspeople have gotten richer from it. This column...
Timely Justice as a Determinant of Economic Growth
We investigate how timeliness in enforcing legal contracts affects economic growth across countries. We focus on judicial timeliness as a proxy for...
Patterns in sanctions on Russian individuals
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 opened a new chapter in unilateral and multilateral sanctions: the imposition of financial and travel...
The Effects of Economic Sanctions
A burgeoning economics and political science literature studies the effects of economic sanctions on various aspects of economic and social life of...
Reducing bureaucratic hassle in Ukraine
A reform removing the need for businesses to use a company seal when dealing with government agencies means ‘signed, sealed and delivered’ has become...
The meandering path of gender reform in Africa
Informality prevails in Africa, especially among women. Eighty-eight per cent of working African women were employed in the informal economy in 2022...
Gender-based violence blocks Pakistan’s economic development
Despite some advances in women’s rights in Pakistan, economic and political unrest has increased gender-based violence in the country. A system of...
The Uneven Path Towards Women’s Rights in Argentina
Argentina’s progress towards legal equality for women has been slower than in most other Latin American countries. In 1971 Argentina’s score of 31 on...
What’s at stake for women in Argentina
The stakes are high for gender equality in Argentina, which has a chequered history in gender reform. Now the next president might be an extreme-right...
The gap between perceptions and outcomes of women’s rights in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates have taken steps to alleviate gender inequalities in its legal system, amending their labour, personal status and criminal...
The Sudden Surge in Gender Legal Reform in the UAE
Since 2017, the United Arab Emirates have introduced several gender legal reforms after decades of poor performance on economic and social equality...
The Gap between Law and Practice in Pakistan’s Gender Reform
In the three-quarters of a century since Pakistan’s independence, parliament has adopted various laws in a bid to improve women’s legal rights. Many...
The cost of the Kakhovka Dam destruction
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 has resulted in significant economic and environmental losses. This catastrophe impacts the lives of...
The gap between law and practice in gender rights
In the past century, legal reforms for women’s rights improved economic and social outcomes for women and for society as a whole around the world...
The Halting Gender Reforms in Burundi
In the sixty years since its independence Burundi has taken some steps to improve the legal standing of women in the economy and society. These steps...
