Back to Basics
Last updated: March 29, 2022
Finance and Development’s Back to Basics series explains fundamental economic concepts for a general audience. More than 70 articles and videos focus on relevant topics making the headlines and provide a better understanding of how economic issues can affect our daily lives.
Articles
- The Stretch of Supply Chains
- Value-Added Tax Continues to Expand
- What are Global Public Goods?
- What is Mitigation vs. Adaptation?
- Risk and Return: The Search for Yield
- What is the Informal Economy?
- What is Debt Sustainability?
- How Can Interest Rates Be Negative?
- What Is Stress Testing? – Checking the health of banks is crucial to financial stability
- Does a Minimum Wage Help Workers?
- What is Universal Basic Income?
For all of the Back to Basics articles, click here.
Videos
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About F&D
Finance & Development is the IMF's flagship magazine and online editorial platform with cutting-edge analysis and insight from IMF staff members and international experts. Click here to see the latest edition along with a complete archive on eLibrary or the Web edition on IMF.org.