Global Vaccine Equity, Protecting an Open Internet, and More

February 16, 2022

Why global vaccine equity is the prescription for a full recovery

“Restoring economic growth and progress toward eliminating poverty requires equitable access to vaccines for people in developing countries. This is not just a moral issue that requires altruism; vaccine inequity is a health hazard for all,” argue Indermit Gill and Michele Ruta.

President Joe Biden waves to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they begin a virtual meeting

The US must broaden its internet strategy beyond China

The continued openness of the internet faces a myriad of challenges—and not just from China’s efforts to advance its vision of a web with greater top-down control. Konstantinos Komaitis and Justin Sherman outline some of these obstacles and what the United States can do to ensure an open internet.

Immigration is the key to emerging markets becoming innovation hubs

Just a few decades ago, emerging markets constituted a negligible share of global patent production. However, policies affecting human mobility have contributed to a shift in the geography of innovation towards these markets and helped boost economic growth, find Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Sara Signorelli.

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