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Biotech knowledge spillovers cut global wait times for lifesaving therapies Rich countries gain when diffusion is designed, priced, and measured—not blocked Universities and funders should hard-wire reciprocity, open methods, and cross-border teams

QR code payments cut entry costs and let micro-merchants sell digitally Cash use is falling, ATMs are shrinking, and cards and wallets are rising Policy should standardize open QR rails, keep fees low, and teach acceptance skills

Thick markets discourage energy-efficient renovations Thin markets often push owners to upgrade Subsidies should depend on local market thickness Energy-efficient housing renovations are meant to be the quie

Central banks leaned on single models and badly misread the inflation surge Ensemble monetary policy blends many models to create safer, more robust rate rules Teaching and adopting ensemble monetary policy can rebuild trust through cautious, transparent decisions

Trade benefit ratio maps hidden partner losses Heterogeneity stems from supply diversity Policy and education: protect high-ratio sectors, diversify The key number to start the debate isn’t the tariff rate or the trade d

Big firms helped drive the 2021–2022 inflation surge Granular data links market power and inflation Policy and teaching must reflect this granular reality In late 2022, inflation in the euro area reached a peak of 10.6%.

Export restrictions shift rare earth profits and risks inside producing countries Indonesia and China gain leverage but concentrate benefits in big firms Stronger labour and environmental rules are needed so local communities share the gains

Euro stablecoins can limit digital dollar dominance MiCA rules let Europe steer stablecoins toward multilateral payments Education and public sectors can jump-start euro stablecoin use One number captures the new politics of digita

French fiscal stress is raising the risk of eurozone debt contagion Shocks in France or Italy would spill into Spain, Greece, and the Balkans through banks and bond markets A permanent ECB–ESM backstop is needed to protect public investment, especially education

US interest costs are soaring and debt is mounting This US federal debt crisis squeezes education and future investment The article urges early fiscal reform that shields human capital In fiscal year 2025, the United States is set to

The article expands actuarial neutrality from pensions to the whole public budget It shows how early retirement weakens tax revenues, pension capital, and debt sustainability It urges linking retirement-age rules to public-finance neutrality while protecting vulnerable workers

US tariffs pushed Chinese exports through Southeast Asia instead of stopping them Factories and supply chains there still rely heavily on China Trade policy must target real value chains, not just flags on shipping labels

Rearmament budgets and backlogs—not civilian optionality—drove the valuation surge Dual-use R&D earns its premium by de-risking delivery and scaling deployable systems Policy should fund deployability, embed compliance, and protect targeted spillovers

CBDC privacy decides whether people will use digital cash Most countries want CBDCs for sovereignty; the U.S.

Europe may move to 5% defence Use EU bonds, cut weak subsidies, and buy jointly Ring-fence education and expand skills Europe is being asked to plan defence spending at 5% of GDP.

SEC–CFTC harmonization now; no immediate merger Use a risk-tiered model while stablecoin rules cover payment risks Merge only if regulated payment stablecoins dominate activity and definitions converge In June 2025, sta

Markets provide the fastest, most reliable signal of expected inflation Pairing market prices with news-based textual indicators improves shock classification and timing Education systems should anchor wages and procurement to this dashboard with simple, rules-based triggers

DTI misreads risk; it ignores cash-flow strain Sweden shows the interest coverage ratio tracks stress while assets preserve solvency Center policy and education on ICR, use counter-cyclical amortization, and curb high-cost credit

Supply shock inflation comes from real shortages that rates cannot fix Central banks can limit spillovers, but fiscal and structural tools must absorb the shock Inflation control is a shared task. When European gas pric

Shorter hours raise workweek productivity only where overwork and waste are high Denmark shows pay falls when hours drop without real efficiency gains Cut low-value tasks and add smart AI, then trim hours in burnout hotspots