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Jaana Remes

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Jaana Remes is a San Francisco-based partner at the McKinsey Global Institute.

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  1. The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Economic Behavior
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    The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Economic Behavior

    Jul 8, 2021 Anu Madgavkar & Jaana Remes highlight the potential productivity gains arising from post-COVID consumer, business, and policy trends.

  2. The Varieties of Consumer Revival
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    The Varieties of Consumer Revival

    May 5, 2021 Jaana Remes & Sajal Kohli explain why the post-pandemic recovery will most likely be marked by polarized spending patterns.

  3. Seizing the Health Opportunity
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    Seizing the Health Opportunity

    Jul 8, 2020 Jaana Remes & Katherine Linzer show how increased use of preventive measures can reduce disease and boost global prosperity.

  4. Latin America’s Missing Middles
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    Latin America’s Missing Middles

    Aug 21, 2019 Jaana Remes & Homi Kharas say new digital technologies could boost the region's flagging economic growth and make it more inclusive.

  5. Can Smart Cities Be Equitable?
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    Can Smart Cities Be Equitable?

    Jun 7, 2018 Homi Kharas & Jaana Remes explain how to prevent digitally-driven urban planning and services from fueling inequality.

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    Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy?

    Philippe Aghion, et al. explain what EU member states must do to stop falling further behind the United States economically.
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    Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Are a Gift to the Rich

    Simon Johnson cites research showing that middle-class US households would foot the bill.
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    Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks

    Isabella M. Weber, et al. urge Brazil and South Africa, as successive G20 presidents, to devise a new stabilization playbook.
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    Nothing New on the Middle Eastern Front

    Slavoj Žižek sees developments in the year since October 7, 2023, as the logical realization of long-standing potentialities.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Are an Opportunity for Harris

    Harold James urges the Democratic presidential candidate to reject the new consensus against free trade.
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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.

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