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Jan Mischke

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Jan Mischke is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute.

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  1. Strengthening the Global Balance Sheet
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    Strengthening the Global Balance Sheet

    Jun 8, 2023 Olivia White, et al. outline four medium-term scenarios for the world economy, each implying dramatically different outcomes.

  2. Addressing Europe’s Corporate Technology Gap
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    Addressing Europe’s Corporate Technology Gap

    May 5, 2022 Jan Mischke & Jurica Novak show why disruptive innovation is crucial to the region’s future competitiveness and prosperity.

  3. Productivity After the Pandemic
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    Productivity After the Pandemic

    Apr 20, 2021 Laura Tyson & Jan Mischke argue that crisis-induced supply-side improvement could be jeopardized by demand-side risks.

  4. Yes to Affordable Housing in My Backyard
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    Yes to Affordable Housing in My Backyard

    Feb 7, 2018 Jan Mischke says that unless cities take steps to facilitate home building, many will face economic stagnation.

  5. Awaiting the Construction Revolution
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    Awaiting the Construction Revolution

    Aug 10, 2017 Nick Baveystock & Jan Mischke see an opportunity for a stagnant sector to change its ways and boost its lagging productivity.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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