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Can AI Help Us Understand Whether To Bail Out Banks?

The Horizons Tracker

The decision to bail out banks en masse in 2009 was widely adopted yet far from uncontroversial. Research from UCL explores whether AI can help governments to decide whether to bail out a bank in crisis or not. This short-term cost is justified to the taxpayer because the long-term costs of bank defaults would be more harmful.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. EBRD has always been one of the leading innovators in the space of sustainable investing and also FinTech.

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Boost Innovation by Strengthening the Organization’s Immune Systems

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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Using AI To Improve The Efficiency Of Food Banks

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers developed a model that translates predictions on the arrival of patients into the emergency room into a better process for dealing with those numbers. New research from Cornell University attempts to perform a similar trick with food banks to improve the distribution and allocation of food among the facility’s patrons.

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Has The Rise Of Big Tech In Finance Affected Financial Inclusion?

The Horizons Tracker

Financial inclusion has been a consistent government policy in the UK since 1997 in response to growing concerns that people lack access to services such as banking, savings, credit, and insurance. “About one in three adults globally does not have a bank account.

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The Risks Of Building Innovation Ecosystems

The Horizons Tracker

After the tremendous growth of Silicon Valley, and the economic propulsion its residents have given to the American economy, policy makers around the world have tried to capture the secret sauce and build ecosystems of their own. As new research from Yale reminds us, however, such a strategy is not without risk. A common problem.

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Migration Can Act As A Force For Growth

The Horizons Tracker

Migration poses a formidable challenge to global development. When managed adeptly, migration can serve as a catalyst for prosperity and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The policy objective should thus prioritize maximizing gains for all parties involved.

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