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  1. Factors Contributing to the “Discouraged Worker” (Desalento) Phenomenon In Brazil

    Factors Contributing to the “Discouraged Worker” (Desalento) Phenomenon In Brazil

    November 26, 2024

    Moara Canova It is projected that the number of individuals aged 60 and above in Latin American countries will have tripled by 2050. As population levels fall overall, this increased proportion of older people is likely to reduce the workforce, the rate of economic activity, and increase pressures on government finances (Travassos et al 2020). However, this number does not tell the whole story. In Latin American countries, including Brazil, social and economic inequalities (Lima and Durán, 2021), repeated economic recessions, and above all the Covid pandemic have driven the “discouraged workers”...

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  2. Four Years of Evidence Synthesis: What Did We Learn?

    Four Years of Evidence Synthesis: What Did We Learn?

    November 22, 2024

    Sarah Chaytor IPPO was originally set up to identify and synthesise evidence that could help policymakers better understand how to mitigate against the worst effects of the global pandemic. In its second phase, we widened our focus to encompass Covid-19 impact and recovery; net zero, place and spatial inequalities, and socio-economic inequalities. We have done this through commissioning systematic reviews, undertaking global policy scans to capture innovations and evidence from across the world, delivering rapid evidence briefings and convening experts from different academic disciplines, public policy areas, and sectors to share insights...

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  3. What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People?

    What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People?

    November 5, 2024

    Amy Ramsay Economic inactivity among working-age adults has remained stubbornly high since the Covid pandemic, resulting in lost taxes, reduced consumer spending, and increased benefit payments. The UK is now the only G7 country whose employment rate is not back to pre-pandemic levels. Against the backdrop of a UK labour shortage and a reported £22bn fiscal black hole, there is an urgent need to address economic inactivity. The most likely groups not to be in work or looking for a job are those with long-term health conditions and older people. However, these...

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  4. Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity

    Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity

    October 23, 2024

    Geoff Mulgan, Jeremy Williams, Hope McGee Across the UK and around the world, Innovation Districts are becoming important engines of productivity, creativity and growth. As part of our work to help governments combat spatial inequality, IPPO launches a new report, produced with collaboration from the UK Innovation Districts Group and UCL’s EPPI Centre, to show how districts can drive success. Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity highlights the key role Innovation Districts can play in facilitating economic growth, while sharing their benefits broadly with local people. As well...

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