Women report significantly lower levels of wellbeing in the workplace than men. This is at least in part due to the greater burden of care responsibilities borne by women. But does the workplace...

Global reserves, though nationally held, are a public good, and modest, risk-mitigated innovations—such as direct allocations of Special Drawing Rights to multilateral development banks—could unlock...

Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.

A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation.

In parts of Africa, pregnant women and new moms are using direct cash aid to pay for hospital care, food and even farmland — as part of a program to cut child and maternal deaths.

Stanley Fischer, who passed away this week at 81, was a giant in global economic thought. His career offers enduring lessons for how countries can move from crisis to stability and sustained economic...

After slashing foreign assistance and introducing steep tariffs, the Trump administration is proposing a new tax on remittances. African nations would be among the hardest hit.

More than 20 years ago, the Bush administration very deliberately confronted fundamental questions about how to spend aid dollars most effectively to reduce poverty. The overarching aim was to...

A month ahead of AfDB elections for a new president, an analyst writes about how he would sharpen the institution’s focus.