The AfCFTA Country Business Index and where our experts have been providing their critical analysis.
What drives increases in state funding for education? In the United States, state-level investments in elementary-secondary education—measured as state revenues per pupil—have increased by about $1,000 per decade since 1960. Christopher Candelaria, Shelby McNeill, and Kenneth Shores explain the catalysts behind these investments and where they are occurring. Read more |
When the lawyers come for autonomous vehicles “Autonomous vehicles are a game-changing technology that can solve problems the government has been unable to solve, but their adoption will be disrupted by a disinterested federal government dominated by public- and private-sector lawyers,” warns Clifford Winston. Read in Barron’s |
Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA To better understand how African businesses are approaching the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and how the AfCFTA can best support those businesses through trade, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa created the AfCFTA Country Business Index. Stephen Karingi and Wafa Aidi explore the major findings. Read more |
Quoted by Brookings experts America’s research plan for long COVID. Katie Bach gives crucial context to the JAMA Network about the economic burden and lost wages associated with long COVID. Germany’s dramatic changes. Constanze Stelzenmüller speaks to The Economist about the rapid-fire political developments in the country and whether those changes are sustainable. Transformative U.S. climate legislation. “This is the largest climate bill we’ve seen come through the U.S. Congress, period. So, it’s a very big deal,” Samantha Gross tells the Associated Press. |
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