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Throwing money at education doesn’t work: Try this smarter targeted approach

The Australian

Of 500 million primary school children, almost 80 per cent are not learning minimal reading and maths skills.

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Skilled migrants solution to immigration problems

The Times Tribune

Enabling more skilled migration to countries that need more skilled labor could achieve both higher productivity and less inequality. And surveys tend to suggest it’s more politically viable, as skilled migration is...

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Two proven ways to help kids learn

National Post

The Do-Able Dozen: Every dollar spent on these two educational initiatives worldwide would deliver $65 of social benefits.

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Most effective education policies

Daily Graphic

Improving the futures of children is indeed a no-brainer. Considering our scarce resources, we should prioritise spending $10 billion on proven, effective approaches and deliver on the most important education pledg...

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Reform education to have students actually learning

Daily Nation

One thing that taxpayers and politicians agree on practically everywhere is that more money should be spent on children’s education.

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Skilled migration can address inequality, boost productivity

The Jakarta Post

If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: Allow greater global migration.

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To reduce global inequality, let skilled people move where they want

National Post

The Do-Able Dozen: Opening the entire world to migration could increase global GDP massively.

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Skilled migration can help reduce inequality

Philippines Daily Inquirer

Studies routinely suggest that opening the entire world to migration could increase global gross domestic product by a massive 50 to 150 percent. Of course, it would also involve more than two billion workers moving...

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How $4 bednets could cut malaria deaths in half

National Post

The Do-Able Dozen: Just a 10 percentage-point increase in the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets could save 1.3 million lives by the end of this decade.

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Low-Cost, High-Impact Solution to Save Millions in Africa

Addis Fortune

Most people think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US.

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