Latest Events & Seminars
The Long Ascent: confronting the crisis and building a more resilient economy
Kristalina Georgieva will deliver the outlook for the global economy. In her speech ahead of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, she will also outline policy priorities to overcome the COVID...
Shaping the Post-COVID Recovery Response in Africa
The panel will review the paths different African economies are taking to...
Latest News
Daniel Beunza wins 2020 George R. Terry Book Award
Martin Oehmke wins EFA Best Paper Prize in Responsible Finance
The Wealth Effect wins Stein Rokkan Prize
The neighbourhood effect of reforms after crises
Less red tape, more local entrepreneurship and foreign direct investment: the path to recovery
Latest Publications
Measuring property rights institutions
In a world of limited public capacity, which rules and institutions that protect property rights have the largest impact on economic activity? This...
Digital Currency and Economic Crises: Helping States Respond
The current crisis, at the time of writing, has had a profound impact on the financial world, introducing the need for creative approaches to...
Parimutuel betting markets: racetracks and lotteries revisited
This paper surveys the state of the art in research in racetrack and lottery markets. Market efficiency and the pricing of various wagers is studied...
Five things the French and German recovery plans have in common (and what’s missing)
France and Germany have announced big recovery plans. Simeon Djankov looks at what they have in common – and what’s missing from both.
