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Posted on Sun, 10 Apr
2022:
Krugman:
Will Putin kill the global economy?,
NYT, 07 Apr 22 [via Sydney Morning Herald]:
Econ commentators always reach for historical analogies, and with good reason. Yet there's always the question of which analogy to choose. But there are good reasons to worry that we're seeing an economic replay of 1914--the year that ended what some call the 1st wave of globalization, writes 2008 Nobel Laureate
Global groups propose pandemic plan costing $10 billion a year, Reuters, 05 Apr 22 [via Yahoo]: It
will take $15 billion in grants this year and another $10 billion
annually after that to establish and maintain an adequate toolkit to
respond to Covid-19 and address future pandemic threats, acc to the
IMF, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, the Global Fund
and Wellcome Trust
Coffers: Is ESG a mere marketing tool to attract investors who want to do good?, FT, 06 Apr 22 [via Channel News Asia/ S'pore]: While environmental, social and governance investments sound noble in theory, the problem is how ethical investment plays out in practical terms, especially when outcomes are hard to measure. The problem with the acronym is that it jams together disparate and sometimes contradictory objectives Spence: Startup culture goes global, Project Syndicate, 01 Apr 22 [via Diplomatic Courier]: The digital domain has provided fertile ground for innovation around the world, enabling the rise of fast-growing firms from Helsinki to Abuja. Yet, highly interactive local networks continue to form the core of entrepreneurial ecosystems, writes 2001 Nobel Laureate Posted on Sat, 26 Mar
2022:
Snower:
Rebuilding the foundation for peaceful
progress, Project Syndicate, 25 Mar 22 [via Diplomatic
Courier]:
Russia's war in Ukraine has upended the world's "peaceful progress regime". It was a regime with three ingredients: globalization; global collective action to address the negative effects of econ growth; and, perhaps most fundamentally, the absence of war, writes Kiel Inst for the World Economy president emeritus
Culbertson:
With the Ukrainians, avoid the mistakes
of other refugee crises, Foreign Policy, 25 Mar 22 [courtesy RAND
(blog)]:
A month into Russia's war on Ukraine, 3.7 mil. Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees. A total of 10 mil. people--1 in 4 Ukrainian--have left their homes, incl those who are now internally displaced. This is one of Europe's biggest mass migrations since World War II, writes RAND expert on forced displacement
Marcellino
& McNerney: The will to fight in the age of social media,
Stars and Stripes, 22 Mar 22 [courtesy RAND (blog)]:
Instead of rolling across the country in a few days, unexpectedly stiff resistance from Ukraine has confounded Russian military leaders. It appears that the Kremlin, and many Western analysts, underestimated Ukrainian military capacity, but even more important, their will to fight, write Pardee RAND Grad Sch profs
Posted on Sat, 12 Mar
2022:
Rodrik:
Taming the security dilemma,
Project Syndicate, 11 Mar 22 [via Rising Nepal]:
Russia's invasion of Ukraine represents the death knell for the post-Cold War "liberal" international order. But it is possible to create a new, prosperous, and stable world order while remaining realistic about the nature of the competition between the US, China, and Russia, writes Harvard economist
Krugman:
Why China can't bail out Russia's economy,
NYT, 09 Mar 22 [via Mercury News]:
China, despite being an econ powerhouse, isn't in a position to supply some things Russia needs, like spare parts for Western-made airplanes and high-end semiconductor chips. And despite a shared border, most of Russia's economy is west of the Urals, while most of China's is near its east coast, writes 2008 Nobel Laureate
John
Kerry, US special presidential envoy for climate, visited Stanford to learn about the new school focused on
climate and sustainability, Stanford Report, 10 Mar
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