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What a farce of a peace deal! How can sending refugees to just another country with the same religious identity be a viable solution? #MiddleEastPeacePlan blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2020…

Some interesting findings on #minimumwage and #inequality in Brazil, although doesn’t say much about #productivity or #informal workers. It’s great to raise wages for low income workers but in a context of high informality are we not encouraging more precarious #jobs ? VoxDev

When art and science are one in the same. news.mit.edu/2019/blackest-…

From Procopius' "History of the Wars". The disease in Byzantium ran a course of 4 months, and its greatest virulence lasted about 3. And at first the deaths were a little more than the normal, then the mortality rose still higher, and afterwards the tale of dead...

The 1807 Insurrection Act was last used to quell riots in LA in 1992. Riots in LA are causing the shut down of the Supreme Court and hospitals. Looting of luxury goods is at a high - there must be a better way. #BlackoutTuesday #GeorgeFloyd #RuleOfLaw on.ft.com/3gOP8BU

Coronavirus has transformed work but risks snuffing out a creative spark ft.com/content/788b8a… via Financial Times

Push to get service to 85% of the markets. Wish we could see that for more rural areas. Pain in Spain for telecoms groups as competition heats up ft.com/content/97bbe0… via @financialtimes #urban #rural #Telecom #Competition

European Research and Innovation Days | European Commission europa.eu/!KK34fB via European Commission

Besides the #earthquakeLA this morning, it's now occurred to me that a #coronavirus #vaccine could also split America ft.com/content/89b908… via Financial Times

I’m shocked. After 17 years of no executions, 13 people were executed in 2020 by the current administration. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Smart specialisation as place-based policy. Lessons learnt? BY ELVIRA UYARRA regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/article/…

There’s no place like home — and the labour market needs to adjust via Financial Times on.ft.com/3aF2f7a

How can we help #rural communities seize opportunities of increasing #digitalisation to improve #wellbeing? Join us for a conversation with Amin Toufani, T Labs CEO and founder of Adaptability.org! 🗓️ Thur, 20 May, 13:30-15:00 CET 👉 bit.ly/3br0Lha

Come debate 4 different post-covid scenarios with us! #G7 #G7Summit2021 #remotejobs #futureofwork

#DidYouKnow? // Estimated costs per primary school student in sparse #rural areas in Europe are 2⃣0⃣% higher than in cities. In 🇪🇪 🇫🇮 🇱🇻 they can be even 4⃣0⃣% higher 🟠Join us to find out more 🔵Wed, 30 June, 3:00 pm CET // Register bit.ly/3zvLo1c

In the time it take for you to microwave your frozen burrito, 1.36 Million euros were spent online. #relativity #BigData #burritos #digi #DigitalEconomy

📅 Next session of OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Regional Economics Seminar (13 December): We are thrilled to host Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University) who will discuss the impact of immigration on local public goods and finances in the US and Italy. To register: 👇 meetoecd1.zoom.us/meeting/regist…