Jayati Ghosh

It has taken far too long, but it seems that the International Monetary Fund has finally internalized some hard truths about sovereign-debt reduction

Among the multiple crises that have erupted around the world, the avoidable tragedy of growing hunger receives only fleeting mention

Globally, the richest 10% of the population is responsible for more than half of all CO2 emissions

While inflation in the advanced economies has subsided, this is largely because the forces that fueled the latest bout of inflation – spikes in global food and fuel prices, as well as supply-chain disruptions – have subsided

Despite the well-known problems with using gross domestic product as an indicator of human development, policymakers around the world still seem to be obsessed with it

Many people around the world already consider the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow a disappointment

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic

Any optimism about India’s economic prospects must be tempered by its inability to address two related challenges

Carbon pricing is all the rage these days, at least in the developed world

The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact was touted by its organizers, including French President Emmanuel Macron, as a groundbreaking initiative to forge a «new contract» between the Global North and South that would address climate change and foster sustainable development

Kim Stanley Robinson’s prescient science-fiction novel The Ministry for the Future begins with a stark description of a major heat wave in a northern Indian city that kills millions of people

It is difficult to see any winners in the ongoing war caused by Russia’s irrational and devastating invasion of Ukraine

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is an opportunity to reflect on what these large, costly, and carbon-intensive international summits aim to achieve

Confounding the grim prediction made by the British economist Thomas Malthus in 1798, the world currently produces more than enough food for a population that has increased almost tenfold since then

After four decades of fostering integration through trade and finance, the global economy has begun a painful process of fragmentation

NEW DELHI – For some time now, multinational companies (MNCs) have been gaming the rules of the global economy to minimize their tax liability – or even eliminate it altogether. And for some time now, the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) has argued for the unitary taxation of MNCs. Fortunately, there have been some encouraging recent signs that the idea of a unitary tax is gaining traction

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic

The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact was touted by its organizers, including French President Emmanuel Macron, as a groundbreaking initiative to forge a «new contract» between the Global North and South that would address climate change and foster sustainable development

Over the past two decades, Indian multi-billionaire Gautam Adani’s close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi have helped the Gujarati businessman become Asia’s wealthiest person

Last year was a watershed for gender relations. The #MeToo movement rocked establishments around the world, forcing even powerful men to face public scrutiny for their behavior toward women