Louise Sheiner of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy interviews Lea Rendell of the University of Maryland, one of the coauthors of a new BPEA study that asks “Where are the missing workers?” Explanations they discuss include fear of COVID-19 and shifting work-life balance preferences.
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Mireya Solís, director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, explains the significance of Japan hosting the G7 summit in Hiroshima, and how Tokyo centers its foreign policy on promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Pinelopi Goldberg and Tristan Reed discuss their new BPEA research, using trade, capital flow, and immigration to show that there has been a slowing in globalization beginning around 2015, well before the COVID-19 shocks.
David Moinina Sengeh, education minister in Sierra Leone, urges African policymakers to invest in education, and offers insight on how AI can be leveraged for educational improvement. He also talks about his new book, "Radical Inclusion," and his music as a way to connect with young people.