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A Growth Diagnostic of Namibia CID Faculty Working Paper No. 405 Ricardo Hausmann, Miguel Angel Santos, Douglas Barrios, Nikita Taniparti, Jorge Tudela Pye, Jose Francisco Muci, and Jessie Lu February 2022 Executive Summary:
New Avenues for Colombia’s Internationalization: Trade in Tasks CID Faculty Working Paper No. 401 Ricardo Hausmann and Sebastian Bustos December 2021 Abstract:
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a surge in teleworking, raising questions about its persistence as well as its impact on firm performance and worker wellbeing. Leveraging real-time online job postings data from Indeed and a recent OECD survey of managers and workers, this column argues that teleworking is here to stay – for most workers in a hybrid mode with two or three
Wealth inequality can limit people’s ability to accumulate human capital, carry out business projects, or cope with major economic crises. Focusing on France, Spain, the UK, and the US, this column shows that intergenerational transfers, such as inheritances and inter vivos gifts, play a significant role in underpinning wealth inequality. When inheritancesand gifts exceed a