Research Briefing
With a substantial squeeze on consumers, Canadian metro economies face a challenging short term. Despite metro populations continuing to swell,...
Research Briefing
With a substantial squeeze on consumers, Canadian metro economies face a challenging short term. Despite metro populations continuing to swell,...
Consulting Report
In collaboration with Uber, our latest report: “Ride-Hailing: A Platform for Women’s Economic Opportunity in Bangladesh” explores the transport challenges...
Research Briefing
On the surface, January's headline jobs figures paint a healthy picture of the Canadian labour market, but a closer look...
Consulting Report
Our latest report delves into the transport challenges limiting women’s economic participation in the Sri Lankan economy and explores the...
Research Briefing
Toronto and Montreal drove a strong uplift in Canadian employment in Q1. However, small losses are expected through the rest...
Research Briefing
Japan's structural labour shortage has deepened. While it may not result in a wage-inflation spiral now, labour scarcity will put...
Research Briefing
We estimate that reforms to France's pension system proposed by the government would increase the labour force by 1.4%, lifting...
Research Briefing
China is confronting the impact of a profound demographic shift on labour force growth and the economy, after official data...
Research Briefing
In most UK regions and nations, inactivity levels have risen since the beginning of the pandemic, and an increasing number...
Research Briefing
Supply chain developments were mixed in October, but the implications for the outlook, particularly for inflation, are modest. The easing...
Research Briefing
While most measures suggest a tight UK labour market, the pass-through to wage growth has been weak. We expect labour...
Research Briefing
Supply chain strains eased in September after increasing slightly in August. Transportation pressures subsided the most of all our tracker's...
Research Briefing
More needs to be done to increase female participation in the workplace, which will allow Japan to significantly raise its...
Research Briefing
The September jobs data report and the August JOLTS offered some signs of a loosening in labor market conditions. Job...
Research Briefing
Our baseline economic outlook now assumes a mild US recession in the first half of 2023. Despite moderate improvement in...