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Awarding Immigration Amnesty Helps The Labor Market

The Horizons Tracker

A new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argues that if undocumented immigrants are given legal status and amnesty, it would make the U.S. job market better. The report looked at surveys to see how much money documented and undocumented immigrants make. are undocumented immigrants.

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New Report Explores The Work Of The Future

The Horizons Tracker

This body of research has recently been pulled together into a comprehensive report that examines the work of the future. The report begins by rebuffing many of the scare stories about work being automated away, and reminds us that roughly 63% of the jobs performed today didn’t exist a generation ago. Gradual change.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

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. Faltering strategy.

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Report Reveals The Economic Consequences To Supply Chains From War In Ukraine

The Horizons Tracker

The report, which was timed to coincide with the WEF’s annual meeting in Davos, examines three scenarios for how supply chains could be affected by the war during 2023. It comes at a price, but it is an ‘insurance policy’ against future shocks.”. Tough times.

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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

The Horizons Tracker

According to UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2023 , there is a risk of increased economic inequality as developed countries are likely to benefit the most from green technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and electric vehicles.

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Unequal Household Chores Affects Girls As They Enter The Labor Market

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, one survey found that twice as many girls reported doing extra household chores, such as cooking for their family, as boys did. By the age of just 22, the researchers found that men were 15% more likely to participate in the labor market than women. During the pandemic, traditional gender roles seemed to be reinforced.

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