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That is why I and the 16 other scientists of the Earth League – representing world-leading
academic
institutions like the Potsdam Institute on Climate Impact Research, the Earth Institute, Tsinghua University, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre – have released the “Earth Statement,” which sets out the eight essential elements of a successful global climate deal, to be reached in Paris in December.
Now, the discussion needs to shift from the
academic
sphere to political life.
Indeed, in the context of his age, Friedman was a true intellectual revolutionary, combining rigorous
academic
research and gracefully written popular books and journalism to argue for free-market policies – and to affirm the link, defended by writers from Adam Smith to Friedrich von Hayek, between economic freedom and political liberty.
It is critical that we find new sources of funding to support the
academic
researchers and small companies whose discoveries are laying the foundations for tomorrow’s medicines.
This may sound academic, but it is anything but.
And they, not
academic
economists, formulate policy.
Months later, Tsipras and his finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, an
academic
expert in game theory, still seem committed to this view, despite the lack of any evidence to support it.
In the 1990s, dozens of
academic
papers addressed the issue of migration into welfare states, discussing many of the problems that are now becoming apparent.
They confirmed their biases – and obscured reality further – by relying on rigid and outdated
academic
models that were inadequate to explain China’s success.
Neither Yellen nor Flug was held back by a lack of
academic
credentials – both are accomplished scholars – or by the catch-all charge of having “limited experience.”
It has to do with the deep admiration of markets that has developed during the boom, in line with the “efficient markets theory” in
academic
finance.
But Powell might face skepticism for his lack of
academic
training as an economist.
Certainly, a central banker without an economics PhD could struggle to hold his or her own against a large staff fluent in the models and jargon of
academic
economics.
The third potential candidate, Kevin Warsh, is a former Fed governor, who also has a background in finance – in this case, at Morgan Stanley – rather than in
academic
economics.
Like Yellen, Taylor is an eminent economist with an impressive record both in
academic
research and as a practitioner of macroeconomic policy.
Rajan is a superstar
academic
researcher, a brilliant writer on political economy, and a former chief economist for the IMF.
There is no question that the
academic
enterprise has become increasingly global, particularly in the sciences.
During a 2008 campaign stop, for instance, then-candidate Barack Obama spoke in alarmed tones about the threat that such
academic
competition poses to US competitiveness.
In some countries, worries about educational competition and brain drains have led to outright
academic
protectionism.
Several years ago, the president of one of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology effectively banned undergraduates from accepting
academic
or business internships overseas.
Perhaps some of the anxiety over the new global
academic
enterprise is understandable, particularly in a period of massive economic uncertainty.
Indeed, the economic benefits of a global
academic
culture are significant.
Just as free trade provides the lowest-cost goods and services, benefiting both consumers and the most efficient producers, global
academic
competition is making free movement of people and ideas, on the basis of merit, more and more the norm, with enormously positive consequences for individuals, universities, and countries.
By resisting protectionist barriers at home and abroad, by continuing to recruit and welcome the world’s best students, by sending more students overseas, by fostering cross-national research collaboration, and by strengthening its own research universities, the US can sustain its well-established
academic
excellence while continuing to expand the sum total of global knowledge and prosperity.
Learning from Martin Luther About Technological DisruptionGENEVA – Five hundred years ago this week, a little-known priest and university lecturer in theology did something unremarkable for his time: he nailed a petition to a door, demanding an
academic
debate on the Catholic Church’s practice of selling “indulgences” – promises that the buyer or a relative would spend less time in purgatory after they died.
These scholarly gatherings have helped to foster
academic
interest in the ethical considerations of drug resistance, but represent only a tiny fraction of what is needed to help the world safely navigate the looming moral minefield.
But politicians are averse to
academic
advice.
The American
academic
John Garver depicted it best using a Chinese fable: “A frog in a pot of lukewarm water feels quite comfortable and safe.
But, while the scientific community – including
academic
and professional institutions, agency heads, managers, and editors – is often reluctant to handle cases of misconduct rigorously, the reputation of science as a whole is at stake, not just that of a person, institution, journal, or national science entity.
The verdict?“There were no impacts on
academic
achievement or cognitive skills.”
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