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Thoai Ngo

Thoai Ngo

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Thoai Ngo, the director of the Poverty, Gender, and Youth (PGY) Program at the Population Council, also directs the Council’s new Girl Innovation, Research and Learning (GIRL) Center.

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    The Perils of Big COVID Government in Asia

    Lee Jong-Wha  During a large and complex crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, government’s role naturally grows – and so do the risks of unproductive spending and abuses of power. That is why, as Asian economies seek to contain COVID-19 and its economic impacts, they must also contain their own governments. fears that the pandemic may be used to justify unsustainable public spending and even human-rights violations.
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    Minding the Digital Economy’s Narrowing Gaps

    Michael Spence

    By collapsing physical distance, the digital economy has overcome one of the largest traditional hurdles to market formation and efficiency. But data-driven digital markets come with their own unique informational challenges, demanding further innovation not just by entrepreneurs but also by policymakers. 

     traces the evolution of online, data-driven markets in order to identify remaining areas of concern.
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