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Michel Goldman

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Michel Goldman, President of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Healthcare (I3h) and Emeritus Professor of Immunology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, was executive director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative from 2009 to 2014.

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  1. Cleaning Up Europe’s Vaccine Mess
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    Cleaning Up Europe’s Vaccine Mess

    Apr 2, 2021 Michel Goldman argues that the main obstacle to matching the success of the US effort is bureaucratic, not financial.

  2. The Case for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies
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    The Case for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies

    Jul 10, 2020 Michel Goldman & Michel D. Kazatchkine call for greater investment in new genetically engineered treatments to combat the coronavirus.

  3. Mobilizing Young People Against Anti-Vaxxers
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    Mobilizing Young People Against Anti-Vaxxers

    Apr 1, 2019 Michel Goldman proposes targeting education programs at adolescents to empower them to become immunization advocates.

  4. How to Help Deflate America’s Opioid Bubble
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    How to Help Deflate America’s Opioid Bubble

    Feb 1, 2019 Mathias Dewatripont & Michel Goldman apply lessons from the 2008 financial crisis to the ongoing public-health emergency in the US.

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    Can America Escape Its Second Gilded Age?

    J. Bradford DeLong recalls how the country overcame a previous era of extreme income and wealth inequality.
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    Can Spain Show European Leadership?

    Ana Palacio

    In an era of geopolitical rebalancing, Europe needs a more cohesive stance in international forums, together with stronger strategic partnerships, to enhance its global influence. Spain can contribute to these goals when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU next month – if domestic politics do not get in the way.

    worries that a snap election will undermine the effectiveness of the country’s Council of the EU presidency.
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    The Modi Decade

    Shashi Tharoor assesses the sources of the Indian government's popularity, despite its mixed record over the last nine years.
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    The Fight Over EU Fiscal Reform

    Lucrezia Reichlin

    In April, the European Commission released an updated proposal for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact that includes more rigid debt “safeguards.” But the changes defeat the entire purpose of devising a new framework for member states’ fiscal policies.

    shows why the European Commission’s latest proposal, in contrast to its predecessor, solves nothing.
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    Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf implores wealthy donor countries to deliver on the promises they made at COP15 to protect natural capital.
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    Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics

    Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions.
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    New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions

    Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
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    Globalization’s Warring Narratives

    Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon.
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    The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

    Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.

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