Skip to main content
Access provided by

Renata Narita

Renata Narita

1 commentaries

Renata Narita is Associate Professor of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Sort by: Show:
  1. High Labor Turnover Fuels Inequality in Latin America
    narita1_Sebastian Kahnertpicture alliance via Getty Images_informal labor Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images

    High Labor Turnover Fuels Inequality in Latin America

    Aug 1, 2024 Renata Narita urges policymakers to encourage employee retention by facilitating investments in human capital.

  1. zadek30_Jonas GratzerLightRocket via Getty Images_bioplastic Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images
    0

    Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us

    Simon Zadek argues that investing in biodiversity while the global economy continues to over-exploit resources is futile.
  2. stiglitz341_Celal GunesAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_IMF Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
    0

    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al.

    The International Monetary Fund’s surcharge policy has led to an unseemly state of affairs: countries in financial distress have become the largest source of net revenue to the Fund in recent years. These surcharges must be eliminated or, at the very least, adjusted to reduce the excessive burden on highly indebted countries.

     decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.
  3. palacio161_FILIPPO MONTEFORTEAFP via Getty Images_europeLNG Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Conflict and Competitiveness in Europe

    Ana Palacio supports the EU reform agenda recently proposed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
  4. yi15_Kevin FrayerGetty Images_chinababy Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
    0

    China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine

    Yi Fuxian

    When it comes to alleviating the severe demographic crisis that China faces, prohibiting international adoptions of Chinese children amounts to a mere drop in the bucket. Still, the government's decision to do so is significant, as it reflects a long-overdue recognition that people should not be viewed as a burden.

     welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms.
  5. anelson1_MARCO LONGARIAfpAFP via Getty Images_senegalelection Marco Longaria/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    From the Year of Elections to the Year of Governance

    Adam Nelson & Kristen Sample highlight five major challenges reformist governments must confront to minimize populist threats.
  6. berglof39_LUIS TATOAFP via Getty Images_africarenewableenergy Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Africa’s Path to Green Prosperity

    Erik Berglöf highlights the potential that a young population and abundant renewable-energy resources represent.
  7. ghosh80_MUNIR UZ ZAMANAFP via Getty Images_plasticpollution Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Saving the Planet from Plastics

    Jayati Ghosh explains why recycling alone is not enough to mitigate the health and climate effects of overproduction.
  8. bp trump harris debate Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images
    1

    What Harris and Trump Will Do

    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

  9. 0

    The Big Picture

    PS editors

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.