Research Briefing
Metros labeled as "college towns" have consistently seen steadier yet often lower job growth than the US average over the...
Research Briefing
Metros labeled as "college towns" have consistently seen steadier yet often lower job growth than the US average over the...
Research Briefing
Tokyo is easily the largest Asia Pacific city by GDP, but the big four Chinese cities are catching up. We...
Research Briefing
Long-term forward rates have risen markedly in the US, eurozone, and UK over the past year, and now stand well...
Research Briefing
China is confronting the impact of a profound demographic shift on labour force growth and the economy, after official data...
Research Briefing
Growth in the labour supply in advanced economies has been significantly weaker since the start of 2020 than prior to...
Research Briefing
Japan's labour force has increased due to rising labour participation by females and seniors, despite a decline in the working-age population. However, hours worked per capita have been...
Research Briefing
Africa’s greatest potential asset is its youth – the population of those younger than 25 years is set to more...
Consulting Report
Published at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, this report explores three possible scenarios for how the Ukraine...
Research Briefing
What’s the future for inflation? Joachim Nagel, the new president of Germany's central bank, believes the rapidly ageing global population...
Research Briefing
Households' financial surpluses sharply increased in 2020 and remained high in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. Most of the...
Research Briefing
In 2021, there were 16 Urban Economic Powerhouses in the world (cities with GDP greater than $500bn), but none were...
Research Briefing
In the next two decades, the world’s 900 major cities will experience a combined population increase of nearly 600 million...
Research Briefing
Though the scale of December’s fall in retail sales came as a nasty surprise, it was not simply an Omicron...
Research Briefing
A strong outturn for November took the output measure of GDP above its pre-pandemic peak. Given GDP is likely to...
Research Briefing
Our Watchlist 2022 looks at developments that could potentially become the main African themes of next year. We look at...
Research Briefing
Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on Africa. Therefore, the continent's preparation in expectation of further global...
Research Briefing
Although Africa's carbon footprint is currently relatively small, the continent is severely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Therefore,...
Research Briefing
Foreign militaries, especially those from the US and France, have invested enormous resources in battling Islamist militancy in Africa, but...
Research Briefing
Academic work has established that a mature workforce (one in which the 40-49-year-old cohort is large) has a positive impact...
The coronavirus pandemic has realigned home and work life across the world. Lockdowns have forced many employers and their workers...