Archive for May 2021
Prof. Caprio recommends: How China lends: A rare look into 100 debt contracts with foreign governments
How China lends: A rare look into 100 debt contracts with foreign governments Working Paper by the Peterson Institute for International Economics This working paper examines 100 China debt contracts with foreign governments in 24 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. It is an amazing read on how China uses…
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: Pandemic divergence: The social and economic costs of Covid-19
Pandemic divergence: The social and economic costs of Covid-19 Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Federico Filippini This is a really nice research-based analysis and commentary piece on the specific social and economic costs of Covid-19. It includes the effects of Covid-19 to various things such as the World GDP, education and human capital loss. The following is…
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