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ABOUT THE SPEAKER Ivailo Izvorski is the World Bank’s Global Macro and Debt Analytics, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Practice Manager. Before he was a Lead Economist on Central Asia, also worked in the front office of the Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice and before that, as the Practice Manager for the economists working […]
SYNOPSIS The book explores the daily survival strategies of people within the context of failed states, flourishing informal economies, legal uncertainty, increased mobility, and globalization, where many people, who are forced by the circumstances to be innovative and transnational, have found their niches outside formal processes and structures. The book provides a thorough theoretical introduction […]
SYNOPSIS During the Covid19 pandemic all the governments have faced with (apparent) dilemmas under time pressure like: economy vs. public health, individual freedom vs. societal safety, suppression (‘let’s kill it!’) vs. mitigation (‘let’s try to live with it!’). In framing these apparent dilemmas, decision-makers have tried to find an equilibrium over time among uncertainty, ambiguity, […]
The application period for the Masters and PhD programs in NU GSPP is open until April 18. A few days left before our admissions office completes accepting applications and starts enrollment procedure. Until the end, NU Graduate School of Public Policy will host one more online meeting with the applicants. It will be held on April […]
SYNOPSIS In the last decade, we have witnessed a convergence trend between social and industrial policy, both leveraging on innovative – often entrepreneurial-driven – solutions to the grand societal challenges (wicked problems). These innovative schemes, such as outcome-based contracting and social impact bonds, have important consequences in terms of policy framing, policy design and implementation, […]