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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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    Azerbaijan Greenwashes Authoritarianism at COP29

    Arzu Geybulla argues that the host country’s centralized dynastic regime is utterly incapable of meeting climate targets.
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    Global Tensions Over China’s Overcapacity Will Rise Under Trump

    Brendan Kelly considers the economic and geopolitical implications of the country’s controversial industrial strategy.
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.
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    The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap

    Raila Amolo Odinga urges world leaders to ensure the continent's governments can invest in resilience and clean energy.
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    Crunch Time for the WHO

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    To prevent unnecessary deaths from treatable diseases, the World Health Organization must be empowered to fulfill its mandate as the leading global emergency responder. If its $7.1 billion fundraising campaign falls short, we risk being caught unprepared again when the next pandemic arrives.

     calls on wealthy countries to ensure that the World Health Organization can confront emerging threats.
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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

    PS editors present our second session from COP29, Financial Inclusion is Climate Action.
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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