Driving innovation in Africa
Mobility is important in the global knowledge economy. Linguère Mously Mbaye argues Africa can leverage mobility to enhance its innovation capacity and foster economic growth
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Employment
The transformative power of AI
All barriers that prevent the EU from being at the forefront of the AI revolution must be removed. Christine Lagarde says Europe should expect and prepare for major changes in two areas: productivity and labour markets
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DEI is also efficient
Trump’s campaign against DEI represents a sea change from longstanding traditions of affirmative action. Jonathan Ostry shows adding more women to the workforce delivers a bigger GDP boost than simply employing more men
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Labour market transitions in a greener economy
The transition to a greener economy will entail reallocating workers from high-polluting to ‘green’ jobs. Emilia Soldani, Maxime Nguyen, Tomomi Tanaka and Orsetta Causa investigate the role of structural and policy factors in the transition
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Overcoming the challenges of ageing
Populations worldwide are growing older. Rainer Kotschy, David Bloom and Andrew Scott argue for improvements in how ageing is measured and how it affects people and the economy to overcome the challenges posed by population ageing
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European Court calls foul
A recent European Court of Justice ruling will force FIFA to rewrite its rules on the transfer of football players between clubs. Stefan Szymanski describes how the ruling could end the practice of football clubs paying transfer fees
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May contain lies
We’ve heard the phrases ‘check the facts’, ‘examine the evidence’ and ‘correlation is not causation’ enough times that they should be in our DNA. If true, misinformation would never get out of the starting block, argues Alex Edmans
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The tension between AI and productivity
Bertin Martens explores the tension between rapidly increasing artificial intelligence investment costs and the slower pace of productivity growth, raising concerns about a potential ‘economic winter’ for AI
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The rise of the disconnected workforce
A new workplace revolution is transforming the workplace forever. Jonathan Sharp considers how companies can stay connected and engaged with employees
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The fear of failing
Failing is a part of life. Jonathan Sharp discusses how the fear of failure stunts growth and innovation and the role solution providers have in reducing anxiety
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