Shifting sands: trade partner patterns since 2018
by Seung-Hee Koh, Catherine MacLeod and Elena Rusticelli Global trade policy is undergoing a sea-change. The share of global merchandise… Read More »Shifting sands: trade partner patterns since 2018
Monetary policy and credit standards: this time it’s different
by Almira Enders and Dennis Dlugosch, OECD Economics Department The current monetary policy tightening cycle observed in many countries stands… Read More »Monetary policy and credit standards: this time it’s different
Do central bank losses matter?
By Nobukazu Ono and Álvaro Pina, OECD Economics Department After recording sizeable gains from quantitative easing (QE) over most of… Read More »Do central bank losses matter?
Monetary policy pass-through to bank credit conditions: progressing fast
Ane Kathrine Christensen and Lucia Quaglietti, OECD Economics Department Policy interest rates have risen at an unusually rapid pace since… Read More »Monetary policy pass-through to bank credit conditions: progressing fast
Employment in Sweden: aiming high
by Hyunjeong Hwang, OECD Economics Department Sweden has a very high labour force participation rate and one of the highest… Read More »Employment in Sweden: aiming high
How Climate Policies Shape Borrowing Costs and Investment through the Banking Channel
More stringent climate policies means that firms’ environmental performance affects their costs of debt as (sophisticated) investors price transition risks
The OECD Energy Support Measures Tracker: Looking back to move ahead
By Cassandra Castle, Assia Elgouacem, Giuliana Sarcina, Enes Sunel, and Jonas Teusch In the past few years, the global economy… Read More »The OECD Energy Support Measures Tracker: Looking back to move ahead
Iceland: taming the inflation spectre
by Hansjoerg Bloechliger Iceland’s economy is riding high. Since the pandemic, the country’s growth has been one of the fastest… Read More »Iceland: taming the inflation spectre
Strengthening Portugal’s health system
By Antoine Goujard and Nikki Kergozou, OECD Economics Department Portugal’s health outcomes have improved substantially over recent decades. In the… Read More »Strengthening Portugal’s health system
Beyond blah blah blah: taking action to reduce emissions in Sweden
By Jon Pareliussen, OECD Economics Department “When I say ‘climate change’, what do you think of? I think of jobs… Read More »Beyond blah blah blah: taking action to reduce emissions in Sweden