Counting the COVID-19 orphans Federal COVID-19 has caused the death of caregivers for 1.5 million children globally, with one million children losing either one or both parents.
Who is (probably) today’s best male tennis player? Monday February 8, 2021 By Christopher Drovandi Editors' Picks When you ask that question, three names come to mind: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. A simple way to compare tennis players is…
Premium Expert briefings Policy models are powerful decisionmaking tools, but backward-looking bias and lax application mean they can also be seductive and misleading Thursday August 1, 2019 By Claire Craig Career Advice Dr Claire Craig on the potential and the risks of using models in policymaking.
Legislation as code — modelling in real time Monday June 25, 2018 By Brigette Metzler Editors' Picks Ever thought of turning legislation into machine-consumable ‘digital rules’ (also known as code) to support public service delivery? Once created, this code could be reused and…
What if the crowd forecast the economy for Treasury? Friday April 8, 2016 By Nicholas Gruen & Nick Kamper Economy & Industry OPINION: An open source approach to national assets like Treasury's forecasting models could end the cycle of "gotcha" embarrassment for politicians and officials. It's…
