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Chen Long

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Chen Long, a former chief strategy officer at Ant Financial, is Director of Luohan Academy, Executive Provost of the Hupan School of Entrepreneurship, Chairman of Alibaba’s Research Council, and a member of the International Monetary Fund's FinTech Advisory Group.

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  1. Florida as a Developing Country
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    Florida as a Developing Country

    Jul 2, 2020 Michael Spence & Chen Long see a disturbing “pandemic economy” pattern emerging in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and some US states.

  2. Graphing the Pandemic Economy
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    Graphing the Pandemic Economy

    Jun 1, 2020 Michael Spence & Chen Long share data-driven insights about how individual countries and regions have fared so far.

  3. Mapping the Digital Economy in 2020
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    Mapping the Digital Economy in 2020

    Dec 6, 2019 Chen Long & Michael Spence identify essential areas of inquiry for determining how to manage cutting-edge technologies, from mobile Internet to blockchain.

  4. The Digital Key to Inclusive Growth
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    The Digital Key to Inclusive Growth

    Nov 29, 2018 Chen Long & Michael Spence highlight the potential of technologies like mobile payment platforms to boost poor economies and regions.

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    Big Tech Shocks Electric Utilities

    Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin explain why the sector is getting a boost from fast-growing companies that cannot afford to lose power.
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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.
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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.

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