What economic lessons can Switzerland learn from the pandemic?

This paper presents a compact and intuitive framework that consolidates, simplifies, and extends results on the links between technology, trade, and labour market outcomes. It makes three main contributions. First, it presents closed-form solution...

Consumer-voters and the processing industry are the sure losers of the trade war against China that Trump will carry on with renewed energy.

Brookfield’s Catalytic Transition Fund is a case study in how the financial industry can spearhead sustainable development. Brookfield Asset Management announced an initial closing of $2.4 billion for the Catalytic Transition Fund, marking a signi...

Explore top books, websites, and podcasts recommended by IMD expert Jim Pulcrano for anyone venturing into or exploring venture capital, from entrepreneurs to investors.

Many American politicians contend that Chinese imports delivered a blow to manufacturing jobs, especially in the Rust Belt states. President Trump wants to fix the employment loss by raising import tariffs. Simulating the job, wage, and inflation ...

At the end of last year, IMD professors outlined their expert predictions for 2024. Read on to find out who was proved wonderfully right by events, and whose crystal ball was occluded by the stormy clouds of a turbulent year.

A complex interplay of demographic shifts, trade tensions, and structural reforms is reshaping Asia’s major economies with domestic and geopolitical pressures posing different challenges and opportunities for Japan, China, and India.

Companies don’t operate in a vacuum. Corporate leaders have to navigate political dynamics, and in Chapter 12 we discuss nonmarket strategies. But there’s a global dimension to sustainability that’s worth a separate discussion. Will rising geopoli...

With stagnant import volumes since 2021, and import prices at levels below those suggested by fundamentals, foreign exporters face an uphill battle to convert access to the Chinese market into revenues. Notably, the volume stagnation predates the ...

India and Indonesia's manufacturing and resource capabilities position them as potential counterweights to China. But can these two Asian economies overcome their internal challenges to meet international expectations?