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How large should central bank balance sheets be?

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Since the global financial crisis, the size of central bank balance sheets has varied widely, both over time and across countries. Balance sheet size has major implications in many domains, including the operation of the payments system, the transmission of monetary policy and the cost of public debt.

by Masatoshi Ando and Álvaro Pina, OECD Economics Department

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Stablecoins on the rise: A risk for financial stability? 

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Caroline Roulet, OECD Economics Department. Stablecoins are a type of crypto-asset designed to maintain a stable value by anchoring… Read More »Stablecoins on the rise: A risk for financial stability? 

Time for a regulatory reset? Clearing the path for productivity and dynamism

Reading Time: 7 minutesBy Dan Andrews, Joana Duran-Franch and Sébastien Turban, OECD Economics Department. Over recent years, governments across the OECD have expressed… Read More »Time for a regulatory reset? Clearing the path for productivity and dynamism

Regulating smarter: OECD Economic Outlook recommendations on regulatory policy reforms

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Young-Hyun Shin, Nivetha Sivakumar and Ben Westmore, OECD Economics Department. Regulatory policy is critical in shaping the incentives and… Read More »Regulating smarter: OECD Economic Outlook recommendations on regulatory policy reforms

Convertir la incertidumbre global en oportunidad: Una agenda de competitividad para América Latina

Reading Time: 5 minutesPor Jens Arnold, Aida Caldera, Priscilla Fialho, Paula Garda, Alberto González Pandiella, Michael Koelle, Alessandro Maravalle, Dimitris Mavridis, Claudia Ramírez… Read More »Convertir la incertidumbre global en oportunidad: Una agenda de competitividad para América Latina

Extending trade benefits to more firms and workers

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Aida Caldera, Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella and Alessandro Maravalle At the beginning of the 1990s, Costa Rica was primarily known… Read More »Extending trade benefits to more firms and workers

Resilience in uncertain times

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Laura Betschka, Natalia García Soto and Max Glanville. This blog is based on the editorial and Chapters 1 and… Read More »Resilience in uncertain times

An unfolding recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Clare Lombardelli, OECD Chief Economist Available in French Cautious optimism has begun to take hold in the global economy,… Read More »An unfolding recovery

L’amorce d’une reprise

Reading Time: 2 minutesClare Lombardelli, Cheffe économiste de l’OCDE Un optimisme prudent a commencé à gagner l’économie mondiale, malgré une croissance modeste et… Read More »L’amorce d’une reprise

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Rétablir la croissance

Reading Time: 3 minutesClare Lombardelli, Cheffe économiste de l’OCDE L’inflation s’atténue, mais la croissance ralentit. Le resserrement des politiques monétaires nécessaire pour lutter… Read More »Rétablir la croissance