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The missing piece of the climate puzzle

In classrooms and everyday conversation, explanations of global warming hinge on the greenhouse gas effect. In short, climate depends on the balance between two different kinds of radiation: The Earth...

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Managing investment flows in developing markets

When the U.S. Federal Reserve first mentioned in 2013 the prospect of a cutback in its bond buying program, markets had a “taper tantrum.” Many emerging markets saw large increases in volatility,...

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A breakthrough in healing joint injuries

We live with the same cartilage — the tissue that connects our joints — for a lifetime. And since we can’t readily make new cartilage cells, we had better figure out how to keep what we have...

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What history can teach us about the G20

To understand what the G20 is for, and measure its success in Brisbane, requires a sense of the history of economic crisis and change. Recurring crises have shaped global institutions across the...

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Busting five myths about natural resources

Misconceptions about one of the most serious and widely discussed topics on the global agenda are at the heart of the World Economic Forum’s recent report, The Future Availability of Natural...

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What Spain can teach Poland about temporary jobs

The political and economic transition of post-communist Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries brought major improvements in GDP per capita, productivity, incomes, and living standards. But...

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12 ways to boost your productivity

TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be...

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How to learn from supply chain mistakes

By their nature, significant supply-chain disruptions demand a swift and multifaceted reaction, but the response to near-misses should go beyond a sigh of relief. In supply chain, as elsewhere, a...

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Why do computer programs have bugs?

Legendary Dutch computer scientist Edsger W Dijkstra famously remarked that “testing shows the presence, not the absence of bugs”. In fact the only definitive way to establish that software is...

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How to tackle counterfeiting

Counterfeiting is the practice of manufacturing products, often of inferior quality, and selling them under a brand name without the brand owner’s authorisation. Even though counterfeits are sold at...

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Where next for Europeâs banking union?

November 4 marked an important milestone in the Eurozone — the ECB took on direct supervision for the 120 largest banks and indirect supervision for all other banks. This came after a rigorous...

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5 ways to succeed in the digital revolution

In every sector, business models are quickly evolving in the face of technology. That opens up vast opportunities to operate more efficiently, develop completely new services or business models, and to...

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What caused the Eurozone crisis?

There is a wide disagreement about the nature and cause of the Eurozone crisis. Some see it as driven by fiscal indiscipline, some emphasise excessive private leverage, while others focus on external...

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Three reasons weâre running out of water

How do we explain the fact that while only 43% of the world’s population can turn on a tap at home and expect clean drinking water to come out, 96% have access to a mobile-phone connection? It...

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6 ways to succeed as a new leader

Leaders tend to be closely identified with the organizations they lead. So much so, in fact, that it’s easy to overlook the fact that leaders can change jobs just like anyone else. And most do, sooner...

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Do we need to limit financial speculation?

The word “speculation” carries a connotation of negativity. And it’s probably fair to say that pretty much every financial crisis since the tulip mania of the 1630s can be attributed to some...

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Why we need to abolish fossil fuel subsidies

The number of chances that the world will have to address climate change is dwindling. One of them comes with this week’s G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, where leaders of the world’s advanced...

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9 steps to hiring top performers

Back in the late 80s, my search firm started offering a one-year guarantee on every candidate that was hired through us. This forced us to work very hard at figuring out what drove on-the-job success....

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Why Europe needs to invest

Following the publication of the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook, high-profile economists like Olivier Blanchard, Larry Summers, Mario Monti, and Reza Moghadam have...

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How does Britain benefit from being in the EU?

Whichever way you look at it, the UK is going through a stormy period in its relationship with the European Union. David Cameron has promised to renegotiate the UK’s relations with the EU and toÂ...

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