The Role of Energy Markets in the War in Ukraine
May 2, 2022
Russian energy exports were initially largely exempted from sanctions. But Russia’s energy production is likely to see large negative effects over the long term.
May 2, 2022
Russian energy exports were initially largely exempted from sanctions. But Russia’s energy production is likely to see large negative effects over the long term.
October 19, 2021
There are ongoing concerns about the volatility of the price of cryptocurrencies, their use for illegal and illicit transactions, their environmental impact, and the potential they pose for disrupting financial systems. What do we know about the actual and potential benefits and costs of cryptocurrencies to their users, and to society at large?
August 3, 2018
Forced technology transfer occurs when foreign multinational companies have to provide strategically significant technology to an indigenous entity they do not control in order to gain access to the massive Chinese market. Firms lose a valuable asset and global innovation can be hampered.
October 7, 2021
COVID supply disruptions, evident in product shortages at the retail level, were an important driver of inflation a year after the start of the crisis.