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Dietary shifts - most especially away from beef - are a classic case of how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions without a loss in living standards. No loss of nutrition - and on the contrary healthier diets and longer lives.
Dietary shifts - most especially away from beef - are a classic case of how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions without a loss in living standards. No loss of nutrition - and on the contrary healthier diets and longer lives.
The new F&D magazine addresses a pivotal debate: the future trajectory of economics. It's a challenging discourse, but essential. Looking forward to reading pieces by @AtifRMian, @JohnHCochrane, Ghosh, Deaton, Coyle, Kremer. imf.org/en/Publication…
Rivers, lakes, and wetlands cover the landscape but over 97 percent of the world’s freshwater resources lie beneath the ground. The human and economic costs of polluting groundwater are large and growing. Can no longer be ignored.
Rivers, lakes, and wetlands cover the landscape but over 97 percent of the world’s freshwater resources lie beneath the ground. The human and economic costs of polluting groundwater are large and growing. Can no longer be ignored.
So much of what people think about China's economy, trends in manufacturing jobs, and global surpluses/deficits is both factually confused and economically confused. This excellent @BaldwinRE piece confines itself to some of the factual issues. linkedin.com/pulse/fact-che…
‘The unique opportunity that AI offers humanity is to turn back the tide — to extend the relevance and value of human expertise for a larger set of workers. It could help restore the quality, stature and agency that has been lost to too many workers and jobs.’
‘The unique opportunity that AI offers humanity is to turn back the tide — to extend the relevance and value of human expertise for a larger set of workers. It could help restore the quality, stature and agency that has been lost to too many workers and jobs.’
Distinguished environmentalist Ma Jun has been appointed to the Global Commission on the Economics of Water this year. Ma Jun, named one of @TIME Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Influential People, is the founder of China’s Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) and a…
Congratulations to the new IEA Fellows, one of the highest recognitions for original work conferred by the International Economic Association.
Wetlands like peatland and mangroves are large stores of carbon. Preserving them is critical in the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
Wetlands like peatland and mangroves are large stores of carbon. Preserving them is critical in the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
the economist makes an important point: social networks increasingly not social “inspired by tiktok, apps like facebook increasingly serve a diet of clips selected by artificial intelligence according to a user’s viewing behavior, not their social connections.”
💧 Water is life. 💧 Water is a basic human right. But an estimated 2️⃣ billion people, one-quarter of the 🌍 world's population, do not have access to safe drinking water 🚰 📷 @UNICEF wrld.bg/QnwQ50QwzZ6
‘The trend in most countries has been one of women shifting left while men stand still.’
‘The trend in most countries has been one of women shifting left while men stand still.’
Renowned economist to lead LBS | London Business School london.edu/news/renowned-…
I understand that the great economist (and kind human) Philip Turner centralbanking.com/author/philip-… has passed away.
"To solve climate, we have to solve water. The good news is that we can actually do it. We know the technologies and innovations that are required and we have the financial resources within the global market system. What's required is changes in the way we govern water and…
More than half of the world’s major aquifers are being depleted faster than they can be naturally replenished, jeopardizing food production and drinking water supplies. The GCEW explores new opportunities to address this, through new economics, redirecting subsidies and trade.…
At a working session of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water @watercommongood. Discussing the complex but interesting interdependencies between water, climate change, and biodiversity. And reaching for solutions based on an efficiency, equity, environmental…
Mothership @MothershipSG
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Gita Gopinath @GitaGopinath
390K Followers 225 Following First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. Previously Chief Economist of IMF and Professor at Harvard's economics department. Views are my own.
Lawrence Wong @LawrenceWongST
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Singapore Government @govsingapore
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Project Syndicate @ProSyn
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Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva
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Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE
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Chris Doyle @Doylech
31K Followers 4K Following Commentator on Middle East, international politics & Director of @Caabu Council for Arab-British Understanding. (Views mine alone)
Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar
310K Followers 528 Following Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Director of @GlobalHealthGP. Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Author of 'Preventable'. Views own.
Angus Deaton @DeatonAngus
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It was a pleasure to host our Annual #G30 Spring Lecture at the @IMFNews. @DAcemogluMIT delivered the lecture entitled "Can We Have Pro-Worker #AI?", with opening remarks from the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director @GitaGopinath and a Q&A with G30 Trustee, Axel Weber.
To fund a sustainable future, “governments are going to have to invest significantly more than they’ve invested before,” says @Tharman_S. #wef24
China is shredding through export markets all around the world and, at the same time, China is deglobalizing: how is that possible? 👉The China Globalization Paradox Today's Factful Friday:(🔗linkedin.com/pulse/chinese-…) cc: @IMD_Bschool @alanbeattie @jasonfurman @JustinWolfers…
Finance ministers, central bankers, and economic leaders are gathering in Washington this week for the Spring Meetings of the @WorldBank and @IMFNews, to discuss the global economy and lay out plans to strengthen it. These efforts will fail if rhetoric falls as flat as it did…
Congratulations on a well-deserved renewal for a second term as Managing Director @KGeorgieva ! I look forward to working with you as we help our membership face global challenges.
You can't reverse your age but you can reverse certain traits of aging. It's never too late either. The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is now. If you liked this thread: 1. Follow me @FitFounder 2. RT the tweet below to share this thread with your friends
This is Richard Morgan. He's a 93-year-old four time world rowing champion who has the fitness levels of a 40 year old. Scientists studied him to find out his secrets to delaying the aging process. Here's what they found:
This is big news: New research finds that the U-shaped curve of happiness is over, because young people since 2011 have dropped so quickly, across 34 countries. Driven by young women. (Probably not the 2008 GFC)
here is my new paper showing the disappearance of the U-shape in age in wellbeing around the world because of the global decline in mental health of the young - supportive of new work of @JonHaidt and his concerns about the Great Rewiring & early work of Jean Twenge…
As we face unprecedented challenges in water and sanitation, it's crucial to empower the next generation of professionals 💼 . Their fresh perspectives & innovative solutions are key. Let's support and invest in young talent today for a better tomorrow. wrld.bg/gf8p50R8Ue3
"Water is connected to everything, nothing can work without water… Investing in green and blue water benefits all SDGs, mitigates climate change, and builds resilience for a sustainable future for people and the planet," highlights @henkovink, our Executive Director. 📺 You can…
A great thread on a wonderful life. I have been reading Hirschman’s early work and found it deep and insightful. It’s long lost in economics. More than his development work (more well known) or his later dubious push away from modern econ…it is his early work on trade, finance,…
Happy birthday to Albert Hirschman, who would be 109 today. Hirschman—anti-fascist, resistance hero, later a development economist—may be the most interesting person to ever take up the profession. 🧵 and blog post on his remarkable life and work.
This passage, kindly circulated by @BevansAdvocate, illustrates (as he says) how institutional set-up of different systems influences income distribution. This is often forgotten by those who implicitly take capitalism as a "natural system."
An incredibly interesting passage from @BrankoMilan on income distribution under Yugoslavian worker self management. Workers were the residual income claimants of firm profits, after a "capital user charge" was taken by the state. Because of this, identical workers would often1/3
Our ways forward to solve shared challenges hinge on reimagining cooperation in a way that works with diverging interests and opinions to deliver global public goods – where we all stand to benefit. Join us today at 1pm EDT for the 🌍 launch of #HDR2024: bit.ly/430hJfK
Why did free trade, once the hope of reformers and progressives worldwide, turn into their bête noire? Follow the money. My latest. project-syndicate.org/commentary/fre…
So much of what people think about China's economy, trends in manufacturing jobs, and global surpluses/deficits is both factually confused and economically confused. This excellent @BaldwinRE piece confines itself to some of the factual issues. linkedin.com/pulse/fact-che…
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest illicit trades, impacting biodiversity, human health, national security and socioeconomic development. This #WorldWildlifeDay, see how @theGEF, @UNDP, @WorldBank & partners work to #EndWildlifeCrime: wrld.bg/rMwX50QIlsl
The Convention on Wetlands hosts an electronic platform of #RamsarSites with information on wildlife species, wetland area, types and characteristics. As we celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay, we need to digitize wildlife information and data for conservation purposes.
Our natural world is interconnected, intertwined and integral to human life. 🦁🐠🦜 This #WorldWildlifeDay, @ASteiner spotlights our support to countries and communities to leverage the immense power of tech and #DigitalInnovation to protect and revive our natural 🌎. #WWD2024
About 95% of our food comes from soils. But 33% of our soils are degraded, & nutrient imbalance is one of the leading causes. Improving soil nutrient balance is an effective way to help ensure safe, nutritious food for all. #Soils4Nutrition
Investing in nature pays off for people and the planet. 🌳🤝🌍 Discover how @theGEF Council’s family of funds invests in climate change adaptation, biodiversity, ocean health, pollution control, and more: wrld.bg/Ot4j50Qzt9I #GEFcouncil66 Via @WBG_Environment
"The impact of the global COVID-19 vaccination campaign on all-cause mortality" cepr.org/voxeu/columns/… "lives saved during the first eight months of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign were valued at $6.5 trillion, [or] 9% of the combined GDP of these 141 countries"
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