Research Repository

Digital archive of published economic reports and research

Research Paper & White Paper Repository
Digital archive of all published national & regional economic reports
Global Economic Outlook 2023-2024
White Paper
December 2023
IFED-PUB-001
By International Economic Research Team

Comprehensive analysis of global economic trends, challenges, and projections for the coming year.

Global Economy
Forecasting
Policy Analysis
1245 downloads
Digital Currency Adoption: Economic Implications
Research Paper
November 2023
IFED-PUB-002
By Monetary Policy Research Group

Analysis of the economic implications of central bank digital currencies and private cryptocurrencies.

Digital Currency
Monetary Policy
Financial Innovation
876 downloads
Climate Change Economic Impact Assessment
Research Paper
October 2023
IFED-PUB-003
By Environmental Economics Team

Quantitative assessment of the economic impacts of climate change across different regions and sectors.

Climate Economics
Sustainability
Risk Assessment
1032 downloads
Trade Policy in an Era of Deglobalization
White Paper
September 2023
IFED-PUB-004
By International Trade Research Unit

Examination of evolving trade policies and their implications for global economic integration.

Trade Policy
Globalization
International Relations
754 downloads
Unpacking Cyber Resilience
White Paper
November 2024
IFED-PUB-005
By Sadie Creese, Akshay Joshi

This white paper unpacks the concept of cyber resilience, an important precursor to understanding effective action. Organizations need to consider their cyber-resilience levels from a holistic perspective, including the processes involved in case of a cyber incident and its impact on the tangible and intangible assets, as well as assessing how different areas of the business are affected and which processes should be in place to reduce panic and facilitate fast decisions in stressful moments.

Cyber Resilience
Cybersecurity
Risk Management
345 downloads
Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions
Insight Report
January 2025
IFED-PUB-006
By Hilde Schwab, Chantal Line Carpentier

This report by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship aims to guide government policy-makers and corporate leaders towards inclusive outcomes through innovative policies. By doing so, we can make the green and digital transitions more inclusive, equitable and effective for everyone.

Social Economy
Green Transition
Digital Transition
Economic Equity
234 downloads
Water Futures: Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Resilience
White Paper
March 2025
IFED-PUB-007
By Gim Huay Neo, David Gonzalez

This white paper calls for a transformative approach to water resilience, where “resilience” refers to a “system’s ability to anticipate, reduce, accommodate, and recover from disruptions in a timely, efficient, and fair manner”. The paper emphasizes the vital role of public-private collaboration and cross-sector partnerships to meet emerging challenges and seeks to mobilize a freshwater multi-stakeholder community convened by the World Economic Forum.

Water Resilience
Sustainability
Ecosystems
Public-Private Collaboration
123 downloads
UpLink Annual Impact Report
Annual Report
March 2025
IFED-PUB-008
By John Dutton, Sadaf Hosseini

UpLink is a World Economic Forum initiative, founded in collaboration with Deloitte and Salesforce, focused on impactful early-stage innovation. It builds ecosystems that enable purpose-driven, early-stage entrepreneurs to scale their businesses for the markets and economies that are essential to a net-zero, nature-positive and equitable future.

UpLink
Innovation
Sustainability
Impact Investing
456 downloads
Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure Solutions for Clean Energies
White Paper
January 2025
IFED-PUB-009
By Roberto Bocca, Neva Espinoza, Stephanie Jamison

This white paper examines the current state of clean energy infrastructure and identifies potential solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can explore in accelerating its deployment. To successfully deploy clean energy infrastructure, increased collaboration is required, both within and across clusters.

Industrial Clusters
Clean Energy
Infrastructure
Energy Transition
567 downloads