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How Crises Affect Innovation

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The Covid pandemic had a significant impact on innovation in healthcare, but there are signs that the changes might be proving short-lived. A recent study suggests, however, that the collaborative and open approach to innovation that came to the fore during the pandemic might have a better chance of enduring.

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Does Decentralization Help Deliver Effective Migration Policies?

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Two of the most common are referred to by the researchers as “municipal activism” and “municipal passivism” When municipalities are more active, they find their own resources and develop their own policies to manage the situation they have locally. They also don’t get enough help from the central government.

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The Toll of Anti-Immigration Policies on Mixed-Status Families During the Pandemic

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Between February and April 2021, the researchers conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews to delve into the level of awareness surrounding the Public Charge Rule and the health-related predicaments confronted by these families amid the COVID-19 crisis. “Every individual in the U.S., ”

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How The Financial Crisis Saw Support For Populists Rise

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The financial crisis of 2008 had global implications, but perhaps one of the most considerable was its impact in bolstering support for populist politicians. Research from MIT highlighted how people who succumbed to financial difficulty after the crisis became attracted to populist politics and politicians.

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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

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A paper from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) argues that this monetary and fiscal policy could make the global recession worse and inflict damage that exceeds that seen during both the financial crisis of 2008 and the Covid pandemic. This is a matter of policy choices and political will.

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What Prompts Investments In Energy Innovation

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The authors highlight that the current energy crisis prompted in large part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine should prompt a renewed investment in such sources of energy. Spurring renewable innovation. Instead, it is participation in initiatives like Mission Innovation , which has done. Energy funding. billion in 2001 to $20.1

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Are Startups Key To Tackling The Climate Crisis?

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The COP26 summit last year inevitably resulted in grand policy announcements that attempt to provide top-down solutions to the climate crisis facing humanity. The authors highlight how the focus on grand policy pronouncements left many disappointed after the inevitable horse-trading at the summit resulted in lackluster outcomes.

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