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Thorvaldur Gylfason

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Thorvaldur Gylfason is Professor of Economics, University of Iceland.

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Life-and-Death Inequality

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Oct 5, 2017 Thorvaldur Gylfason discusses a new study of the growing gap in how long rich and poor Americans can expect to live.

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A Less-is-More Growth Strategy for Africa

Aug 26, 2009 Thorvaldur Gylfason

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Macron’s Vital Message

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The Next Step for Chinese Economic Policy

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The US Needs a Syria Strategy

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How to Negotiate with North Korea

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The Sky Is Not Falling

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Why Is Bangladesh Booming?

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A Tale of Two Realities

Apr 20, 2018 Javier Solana worries that technological and economic changes are overwhelming political leaders' capacity to manage them.

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Who Cares About Big Tech’s Displaced Workers?

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