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Finance & Development Magazine Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from Finance & Development Magazine at a glance.

9 Article

Accepting the Reality of Secular Stagnation

New approaches are needed to deal with sluggish growth, low interest rates, and an absence of inflation
Lawrence H. Summers
Finance & Development Magazine, 2020
8 Article

A Greener Future for Finance

Green bonds offer lessons for sustainable finance
Afsaneh Beschloss and Mina Mashayekhi
Finance & Development Magazine, 2019
7 Article

Climate Change and Financial Risk

Central banks and financial regulators are starting to factor in climate change
Pierpaolo Grippa et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2019
7 Article

Hidden Giants

It’s time for more transparency in the management and governance of national oil companies
David Manley et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2019
8 Article

Is There a Remittance Trap?

High levels of remittances can spark a vicious cycle of economic stagnation and dependence
Ralph Chami et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2018
9 Article

Global Finance Resets

The decline of cross-border capital flows signals a stronger global financial system
Susan Lund and Philipp Härle
Finance & Development Magazine, 2017
8 Article

Cash Is Dead, Long Live Cash

Virtual payments are fast displacing cash, but not completely and not everywhere
Alan Wheatley
Finance & Development Magazine, 2017
7 Article

A Ride in Rough Waters

Emerging markets buoyed the world after the global financial crisis, but are now in a major slowdown.
Raju Huidrom et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2016
8 Article

Capital Buffers

How much capital banks need is an important public policy question.
Jihad Dagher et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2016
8 Article

Transmission Troubles

Heavy inflows of remittances impair a country’s ability to conduct monetary policy.
Adolfo Barajas et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2016
8 Article

A Middle Ground

The Renminbi Is Rising, but Will Not Rule
Eswar Prasad
Finance & Development Magazine, 2017
7 Article

Unburnable Wealth of Nations

Successful action to address climate change would diminish the value of fossil fuel resources in many of the world’s poorest countries
James Cust et al.
Finance & Development Magazine, 2017