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Econ Films
hosts a discussion with Ha-Joon Chang on the lessons that the rest of the world can learn from East Asian governments’ responses to the pandemic.
May 25, 2020Econ Films
hosts a discussion with Ha-Joon Chang on the lessons that the rest of the world can learn from East Asian governments’ responses to the pandemic.
May 20, 2020Econ Films
hosts a discussion with Esther Duflo, Achim Steiner, and Joseph E. Stiglitz about how to stop the pandemic from becoming a catastrophe in the developing world.
Apr 30, 2020Econ Films
hosts a discussion with Roman Frydman and Rob Johnson about Western governments’ economic-policy response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Short CutJun 17, 2019Lisa D. Cook, et al.
describe the persistent challenges women face in the workplace, and how policymakers can accelerate progress towards gender equality.
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As a global problem that will remain a threat everywhere as long as it is still present anywhere, the novel coronavirus demands a collective and collaborative response. With a new COVID-19 Technology Access Pool to share data and intellectual property, all countries and companies now have a chance to become a part of the solution.
The Chinese government’s decision to impose a draconian new security law on the city has sparked a fresh wave of local protests and triggered hostile reactions around the world. The measure will have dramatic consequences for Hong Kong and its people – but potentially for China’s communist regime, too.
As the world enters a new decade, research and development into artificial intelligence is barreling forward. Although popular narratives tend to focus on the threats posed by AI, the truth is that many of the technology's dangers have been overhyped, and its promises neglected.
