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  1. ellingrud1_Nuthawut SomsukGettyImages_globe_coin Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images

    Subsistence Is Not Enough

    Kweilin Ellingrud, et al. highlight the private sector’s potential role in improving affordability and promoting shared prosperity.
  2. gill10_Nhac NguyenGettyImages_vietnam_street_vendor Nhac Nguyen/Getty Images

    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
  4. alvarado1_Marcos PinGettyImages_ecuador_crime_scene Marcos Pin/Getty Images

    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security

    Walter O. Ochieng & Tom Achoki urge the incoming Trump administration to build on the success of Operation Warp Speed.
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    The Key to Africa’s Vaccine Sovereignty

    Nana Akufo-Addo urges donor governments to build on successful efforts to boost immunization across the continent.
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    Protecting Children from Anti-Social Media

    Peter G. Kirchschläger urges countries to emulate Australia and bar young people from addictive online platforms.
  8. slaughter107_NurPhotoGettyImages_maternal_health_hospital Nur Photo/Getty Images

    How to End the Scourge of Maternal Mortality

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet propose a global impact hub that could develop measurable milestones and scale up effective solutions.
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    Doing Development in the Polycrisis

    Yuen Yuen Ang argues that we need a fundamentally different way of thinking about our biggest global problems.

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    Can Trump Dump the Dollar?

    Barry Eichengreen argues that while the incoming administration could certainly weaken the greenback, the US would not benefit.
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    A No-Brainer for Global Growth and US Jobs

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Mark Weisbrot call for a new issuance of the International Monetary Fund’s international reserve asset.
  3. stiglitz343_ChipSomodevillaGettyImages_trump_goofy Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    What Will Trump Do to the US Economy?

    From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of economic promises, many of which threaten to blow up the deficit and fuel inflation. But powerful institutional, political, and economic constraints, together with Trump’s capriciousness, have spurred disagreement about how worried we should be.

  4. duranton1_Benoit DoppagneGettyImages_eu_industry_engagement Benoit Doppagne/Getty Images

    Europe’s CEOs Must Speak Up on AI Regulation

    Sylvain Duranton & Kirsten Rulf worry that the drafting of legal frameworks is being left to just a few players.
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    An American Catastrophe

    Jan T. Gross wonders how long it will take the United States to rebuild what Donald Trump is about to destroy.
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    The Truth About Migration

    Ian Goldin

    Anti-immigration politicians like US President-elect Donald Trump frequently portray migrants as displacing native workers and straining social security systems. But studies consistently show that increased migration brings enormous economic benefits to both host and origin countries.

    warns that stricter border controls often exacerbate the very problems they aim to solve.
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    Is It the Hour of Europe Again?

    Daniel Gros urges European leaders to support Ukraine, politically and financially, if Donald Trump abandons it.
  8. acemoglu82_Evgenia ParajanianGettyImages_h1b_visa Evgenia Parajanian/Getty Images

    Are High-Skill Immigrants a Problem?

    Daron Acemoglu highlights some underappreciated risks of policies like the United States’ H-1B visa program.
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    Fundamentalist Perverts

    Slavoj Žižek regards most violent religious conservatism as merely an inauthentic expression of resentment.

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