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Industrial policy has been used by many countries throughout history. Yet, it remains one of the most contentious issues among policymakers and economists.

This column analyses the welfare implications of consumers in Switzerland purchasing foreign goods by physically crossing into neighbouring countries.

This column exploits the changes in the enforceability of non-competes to explore their interaction with investment in intangible assets and market imperfections.

Focusing on French voting patterns since 1981, this column analyses the relationship between anti-globalisation votes and local exposure to exports and imports, and finds that anti-globalisation is driven by imports of final goods rather than intermediate goods.

The column highlights advances in understanding and measuring the economic impact of climate change and the remaining uncertainties.

Effective insolvency frameworks can address multiple issues in the banking sector. This column examines the impact of insolvency framework reforms on non-performing loans, using a new metric derived from the European Banking Authority's Transparency Exercises.

This column explores the resource curse as an explanation for the Portuguese decline.

Globally, government debt has increased substantially since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions. This columns asks who the investors that hold government debt are, and whether the ownership composition matters.

Climate-related risks, both those related to the warming of the planet and those related to our actions to mitigate it, are a factor in asset pricing.