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When economists hear accounting and development together, they probably think first of Development Accounting. This is a descriptive diagnostic exercise done by macroeconomists which tries to decompose income differences across countries into components like education, physical capital, and TFP. Ins…

Key takeaways As an accountant, you need a solid foundation in accounting principles and a range of workplace and technical skills to progress in your career. Accountancy jobs are growing faster than average, with a 5 percent increase expected between 2024 and 2034 [1]. As an accountant, you need di…

Published June 23, 2026, 4:58 p.m. EDT | Updated June 23, 2026, 5:20 p.m. EDT 11 Min Read Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi declared today that, going forward, accountants are the customer, not the channel, and consequently they will be serving them as the customer.  Processing Content While this may sound…

Key takeaways The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across workplaces has stirred some concern among professionals, such as accountants, who worry that the technology will replace them. While some job displacement concerns are valid, many accountants are more likely to experi…