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Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. After leaving office, he founded the nonprofit Carter Center in Atlanta, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He is a member of The Elders, a group of statesmen and humanitarians brought together by Nelson Mandela.

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    Why Did Almost Nobody See Inflation Coming?

    Jason Furman

    Forecasting inflation is a staple of macroeconomic modeling, yet virtually all economists’ predictions for the United States in 2021 were way off the mark. This dismal performance reflected a collective failure to take economic models seriously enough, as well as other analytical shortcomings.

     ascribes near-universal forecasting errors in 2021 to not taking economic models seriously enough.
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    Envisioning Governance 4.0

    Klaus Schwab

    When the COVID-19 pandemic ends, the world will need a new governance model that differs from its predecessors in several fundamental respects. In particular, while finance, economics, and business remain vitally important, they must serve society and nature – not the other way around.

     argues that tackling today’s global challenges will require a transformation of institutions and leadership.

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