Three original research papers explored the effect of foreign bank ownership on bank lending and how mobile banking services are emerging in countries at different levels of development. The papers ...

Economists are sometimes chastised for their inability to reach a consensus view. George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, captured the mood rather neatly when he wrote: "If all economists were laid ...

Globalization, the intricate web of interconnected economies, cultures, and societies, has significantly shaped the modern world. As nations and regions have become more entwined, the effects of ...

Chantal Line Carpentier is Chief of the New York office of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Richard Kozul-Wright is Director of the Division on Globalization and ...

Rafis Abazov is adjunct professor at Columbia University and visiting professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI). His recent book, The ...

Around the world, people are calling for a new kind of globalization. The current version, once called the Washington Consensus, has delivered economic growth but at enormous cost: rising inequalities ...

Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas, much of the world was already connected via trade, exploration, and cultural exchange. In fact, one can trace globalization all ...

Carol M. Kopp edits features on a wide range of subjects for Investopedia, including investing, personal finance, retirement planning, taxes, business management, and career development. Eric's career ...