New Census Data on Cities, a Different Way to Fight Poverty, and More

June 23, 2023

Despite some good signs, it is too soon to come up with a final assessment of cities’ potential for revival. But as the pandemic recedes, as younger generations make decisions about where to locate, and as immigration continues to rise, there are reasons to be more optimistic about cities’ demographic futures, writes William Frey.

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Can we strike a balance between protecting the privacy of individuals and gathering valuable information to implement effective solutions? Jack Gisby and co-authors argue that synthetic populations—created with a combination of microdata and summary statistics—can give us the granularity we need to support targeted interventions, maintain privacy, and open up new opportunities beyond traditional poverty research.

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On the latest episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, Nigerian innovator and business leader Ada Osakwe talks to host Aloysius Uche Ordu about her career and role as a transformative investor. Addressing the gender gap in boardrooms, Osakwe says that “women leaders must support other women.”

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