BRICS is an acronym that represents an alliance of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Jim O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the phrase in 2001 ...

The World Bank, in collaboration with George Washington University (GWU) and the University of Virginia (UVA), hosted the 1st World Bank-GWU-UVA Conference on “The Economics of Sustainable Development ...

Beyond benchmark measures like employment, growth, and inflation, economics encompasses the full spectrum of humanity. It affects—and reflects—everyone. Central bankers may be most acutely aware of ...

Return of Cultural Heritage and Property to Their Countries of Origin: the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

Andrew Leigh’s The Shortest History of Economics is the latest in a series of such histories, mostly focused on particular countries. It begins with a striking mini-history of household lighting, ...