Publications

A land value tax avoids distorting incentives but can be regressive, making a combined approach with progressive property taxes a more balanced solution.

The escalating US–Israeli war on Iran has triggered one of the largest energy supply shocks in modern history, hitting developing economies the hardest. A rapid, large-scale issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the IMF could provide immediate, cost-free relief—boosting reserves, stabilizing economies, and helping countries maintain access to essential imports.

Americans in Republican-led states live significantly shorter lives than those in Democratic states, highlighting major health disparities.

Developing countries face escalating debt burdens, higher borrowing costs, and climate pressures, highlighting the need for systemic reform.

This panel — a part of the Civil Society Policy Forum of the IMF’s Spring Meetings — will examine how IMF surveillance overlooks private-sector foreign asset accumulation and capital flight in its External Sector Assessment framework.

The administration’s Census plan presents a problem for overall Census validity and seems designed to fall hardest on groups that are already more likely to be undercounted.

The Trump budget proposal seeks to slash funding for climate and environmental research that is crucial to understanding the threats we are facing.

Thanks to the Republican war on the IRS, billionaire tax cheats are breathing easier.

Recent inflation reflects temporary shocks and rising profits, not a lasting structural shift in the economy.

March data show a weakening housing market even before rising rates, though slower price growth and higher wages are beginning to ease affordability pressures.