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Biniam Bedasso

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Biniam Bedasso is a senior research associate at the Center for Global Development.

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  1. A Well-Being Agenda for Poor Students
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    A Well-Being Agenda for Poor Students

    Aug 4, 2023 Biniam Bedasso & Susannah Hares implore policymakers and donors to devise and fund school-meal programs to reduce learning poverty.

  2. Shielding Poor Children from the Looming Food Crisis
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    Shielding Poor Children from the Looming Food Crisis

    Mar 15, 2022 Biniam Bedasso advocates international support for the expansion of school-based nutrition programs in developing countries.

  3. Economic Sanctions Won't Bring Peace to Ethiopia
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    Economic Sanctions Won't Bring Peace to Ethiopia

    Jan 26, 2022 Biniam Bedasso & Tilahun Emiru argue that the Biden administration’s suspension of preferential access to US markets will only hurt the poor.

  4. Saving the Future for Ethiopia's Schoolchildren
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    Saving the Future for Ethiopia's Schoolchildren

    Sep 15, 2021 Biniam Bedasso explains why the effects of the country's ongoing civil war will last long after the fighting ends.

  5. How to Share a River
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    How to Share a River

    Sep 10, 2020 Biniam Bedasso & Maria A. Gwynn urge Nile countries to look to South America as they negotiate their dispute over a massive new Ethiopian dam.

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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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