Article | Health

Kandeh Yumkella: COVID-19 Has Helped People Understand the Vital Connection Between Energy and Health.

Dr Kandeh Yumkella is a development economist, founder and CEO of The Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional hub for sustainable energy solutions and serves as a Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone. Previously Dr Yumkella served as Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and founding chief executive officer for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative (2013–2015). He also served as Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, 2005–2013), mobilising global consensus for SDG7 and 9. He is a member of the High-Level Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation, co-chair of the Africa Europe Foundation Strategy Group on Energy, and member of various international advisory bodies, boards, and commissions.

By Camilla Toulmin and Folashadé Soulé

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Fanta Traore: Sadie Alexander Received her Ph.D. in Economics 100 Years Ago

Fanta Traore, the CEO of the Sadie Collective, in an ode to Alexander’s legacy, is leading the next generation of Black women economists in the pursuit of social change

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Article | Macroeconomics

Standard Inflation Theory Leaves Out Social Conflict and Costs

What That Means For Biden’s Inflation Policy Trilemma

By Lance Taylor and Nelson Henrique Barbosa Filho