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Martin Neil Baily

Martin Neil Baily

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Martin Neil Baily is Chair in Economic Policy Development and Senior Fellow and Director of the Business and Public Policy Initiative at the Brookings Institution.

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  1. When Globalization Goes Digital
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    When Globalization Goes Digital

    Jun 24, 2016 Martin Neil Baily & James Manyika argue that a world in which flows of data outstrip flows of goods puts the US at a clear advantage.

  2. Innovation with Chinese Characteristics
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    Innovation with Chinese Characteristics

    Oct 28, 2015 Martin Neil Baily & Jonathan Woetzel expect China to emerge as a global hub of research and development in the next decade.

  3. Reassessing the Internet of Things
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    Reassessing the Internet of Things

    Aug 6, 2015 Martin Neil Baily & James Manyika say that the returns from the new technology could exceed what even the hype suggests.

  4. Emerging Economies’ Demographic Challenge
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    Emerging Economies’ Demographic Challenge

    Feb 26, 2015 Martin Neil Baily & Jaana Remes argue that accelerated productivity gains are key to sustaining catch-up growth.

  5. The Infrastructure Solution
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    The Infrastructure Solution

    Jun 11, 2014 Martin Neil Baily & Robert Palter make the case for a smarter approach to the planning and management of projects.

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    In Praise of First-Past-the-Post

    Andrés Velasco explains why Britain’s electoral system is better than all the plausible alternatives.
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    Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Xanthe Scharff argue that negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians must no longer be the province of men.
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    Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options

    Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics.
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    Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border

    Carlos Alvarado-Quesada laments the failure of Republicans and Democrats alike to address the root causes of migration.
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    Will AI Kill Off Money?

    Jean-Pierre Landau considers some of the underappreciated implications of an economy run entirely by machines.
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    A Philosopher for Our Times

    Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever.
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    A New Worldview for Troubled Times

    Dennis J. Snower proposes four principles to guide policymaking and global negotiations in the age of climate change.
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    Navigating Today’s Frothy Financial Markets

    Dambisa Moyo offers a basic framework for assessing the risk of new bubbles and their potential spillover effects.
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    An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?

    M. Niaz Asadullah argues that young protestors could help the country chart a democratic course and achieve sustainable growth.

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