Economic growth

Out of Bounds: Examining Policies on Housing Access and Secure Tenure of Internally Displaced Indigenous Peoples (IDIPs) in Davao City, Philippines

Towards A New Compass of Progress: The Start of the UN Intergovernmental Process to Move Beyond GDP

A recent report by the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP can reset the rules for how we measure progress

Green Investment in Industrial Parks: A CIMO-Based Systematic Review and Resource Nexus Perspective

This publication was released as part of the UNU-FLORES focus area Sustainable Buildings and Construction.

From Gold and Grain to Petabytes and Petaflops: Rewriting the Wealth of Nations

The wealth of nations now lies not in vaults or fields, but in data flows and computational systems.

Fitch’s Recent Revision Signals a Notable Shift in Sovereign Debt Governance

A technical change in Fitch’s ratings criteria could ease one of the biggest barriers to temporary debt relief for crisis-hit economies.

Hidden Debts, Missing Assets: What the Spring Meetings Forgot

Debt transparency is advancing. But, until the world measures hidden assets too, the financial system will keep solving for the wrong equation.

Interregionalism in a Multipolar World: Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and the MENA region

Professor Patricia Justino Begins Term as Director of UNU-WIDER

Prof. Justino brings over two decades of experience conducting policy-relevant research on inequality, governance and inclusive development.

From Crisis Response to Global Financial Coordination: The Evolution of the FSB

Daniel Bradlow discusses the role of the Financial Stability Board in global financial governance and its implications for representation and reform.

The UN Beyond GDP Intergovernmental Process

Key Dimensions for 2026 and Beyond.