The health costs of the Covid-19 pandemic are considerable, and the economic and social costs of lockdown policies are even larger. This column calls for an innovative mechanism to foster the development of a vaccine against Covid-19. Governments would commit now to buy back any patent obtained by a private firm which would discover an effective vaccine, at a price of €60
Urbanisation, fewer forced marriages and more curbs on the means of self-destruction
What it’s like to work at Our World in Data, and what I’ve learned along the way.
Purchasing power parity exchange rates (PPPs) are used to estimate the international poverty line (IPL) in a common currency and account for relative price differences…
A future in which humanity produces more food on less land is not inevitable, but possible.
It’s time to stop pretending that the planet will be saved by maintaining energy poverty in low-income states
Insights, charts and data to create shared knowledge and expand our understanding of India
Insights, charts and data to create shared knowledge and expand our understanding of India
