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Sami Mahroum

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Sami Mahroum, a professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, is an adviser at the FARI-AI for the Common Good Institute, a fellow at the Knowledge Centre for Data & Society at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and the author of Black Swan Start-ups: Understanding the Rise of Successful Technology Business in Unlikely Places (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).

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  1. Why Isn't E-Commerce Benefiting the Arab World?
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    Why Isn't E-Commerce Benefiting the Arab World?

    Feb 23, 2022 Sami Mahroum explains what is behind foreign firms' growing share of digitally mediated markets in the region.

  2. Agents of Automation
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    Agents of Automation

    Mar 26, 2021 Sami Mahroum pushes back on the emerging consensus that whatever new technologies can do they inevitably will do.

  3. An Interview with Sami Mahroum
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    An Interview with Sami Mahroum

    Jul 14, 2020 Sami Mahroum says why Americans have failed the COVID-19 lockdown test, cautions against rushing AI-based medical solutions, and proposes mechanisms for holding governments accountable for their public-health failures.

  4. Automation and Human Agency
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    Automation and Human Agency

    May 12, 2020 Sami Mahroum advocates a new approach to technological innovation that would strengthen resilience to shocks like COVID-19.

  5. How to Design a Lockdown
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    How to Design a Lockdown

    Apr 2, 2020 Sami Mahroum says governments must consider the psychological impact of COVID-19 containment measures.

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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

    Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure.
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    Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?

    Carsten Brosda proposes a strategy to defend the digital public square against manipulation and algorithmic distortion.
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    Central Banks in a Cashless World

    Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.
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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

     proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.

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