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Michael Kremer

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Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel laureate in economics, is University Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, Director of the Development Innovation Lab, and Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures.

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  1. Throwing Good Money After Good
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    Throwing Good Money After Good

    Jun 20, 2023 Esther Duflo & Michael Kremer tout the performance of new social innovation funds they helped establish in the United States and France.

  2. The Disastrous Neglect of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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    The Disastrous Neglect of Neglected Tropical Diseases

    May 24, 2021 Michael Kremer & Edward Miguel criticize the UK government's decision to slash funding for lethal but easily treatable infections.

  3. Building Forward with Digital Agriculture
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    Building Forward with Digital Agriculture

    Jul 3, 2020 Michael Kremer & Gilbert F. Houngbo see four ways in which boosting technology investments can pay off for the world's poorest rural communities.

  4. Everyone Wins from Vaccine Cooperation
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    Everyone Wins from Vaccine Cooperation

    May 14, 2020 Susan Athey, et al. argue that by pooling resources and risks internationally, all countries will benefit in four ways.

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    The Gig Economy vs. America’s Workers

    Sandeep Vaheesan warns that proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts would legalize exploitative employment practices.
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    King Trump on Trial

    Richard K. Sherwin

    High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump’s New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

     explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.
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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

     details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.

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