Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference will be held virtually. Extreme events pose enormous challenges to the global economy, as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency of disasters due to climate change. During such...

The general objective of the workshop is to deepen the understanding of the benefits and risks of global capital flows and advance the debate on the appropriate financial policy toolkit, including through discussion of the effectiveness and externalities of various policies. It aims to enhance...

The general objective of the workshop is to deepen the understanding of the benefits and risks of global capital flows and advance the debate on the appropriate financial policy toolkit, including through discussion of the effectiveness and externalities of various policies. It aims to enhance...

At the heart of the Annual Meetings are the Annual Meetings plenary session on October 15, and the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the institutions. Other featured events include...

Session I: Definition and Scope of the Informal Economy; Session II: Traditional Estimation Practices: Determining the Level and Growth of the Informal Economy; Session III: New Technologies and New Potential Data Sources—Innovation and Big Data; Session IV: Measuring Informal Cross-border...

Every year, the Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference brings together economists from the academia, the public and the private sectors, think tanks, and other constituencies to discuss innovative research in economics and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and...

Inflation targeting has delivered low, stable inflation and substantial macroeconomic stability over the last several decades (financial crisis aside). But the last ten years have proved challenging for monetary authorities. Output has been below pre-crisis trends for a sustained period,...

Topics: - Market power in input and output markets: stylized facts, drivers and static and dynamic implications for misallocation, innovation, productivity and growth; - Industrial concentration, market power and investment: firm-level impact and consequences for the aggregate economy; - Firm...