Middle East Conflict Risks Reshaping The Region’s Economies – Analysis
The conflict in Gaza and Israel is causing immense human suffering. In addition to the direct impact, the conflict will
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Author: John Bluedorn
John Bluedorn is a Deputy Division Chief on the World Economic Outlook in the IMF’s Research Department. Previously, he has been a senior economist in the Research Department’s Structural Reforms Unit, a member of the IMF’s euro area team in the European Department and worked on the World Economic Outlook as an economist, contributing to a number of chapters. Before joining the IMF, he was a professor at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, after a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. Mr. Bluedorn has published on a range of topics in international finance, macroeconomics, and development. He holds a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley.
Articles by John Bluedorn :
How Managing Inflation Expectations Can Help Economies Achieve A Softer Landing – Analysis
Inflation around the world reached multi-decade highs last year. While headline inflation is coming down steadily, core measures―which exclude food
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Wage-Price Spiral Risks Appear Contained Despite High Inflation – Analysis
Inflation in some economies is rising at the fastest pace in four decades, while tight labor markets have boosted pay
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Working Out The Differences: Labor Policies For A Fairer Recovery – Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic’s destruction of jobs was sure and swift. The lasting effects of the crisis on workers could be
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COVID-19 Hits The Poor Harder, But Scaled-Up Testing Can Help – Analysis
Across the world, poor neighborhoods have experienced more COVID-19 infections and deaths than wealthier ones. The pandemic and the efforts
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Towards A Fiscal Union For The Eurozone – Analysis
The turbulence experienced by the Eurozone in 2010-12 highlighted the shortcomings of the currency union. This column suggests that the
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