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Who gets in? Where you live matters for where you go to school
Simon Burgess, Estelle Cantillon, Mariagrazia Cavallo, Ellen Greaves , and Min Zhang
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School admissions in England: The rules schools choose on which pupils to admit
Simon Burgess, Estelle Cantillon, Mariagrazia Cavallo, Ellen Greaves , and Min Zhang
De impact van Covid-19 op tewerkstelling, productiviteit en Bruto Regionaal Product in Vlaanderen
Jozef Konings, Glenn Magerman
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Evaluatie coronamaatregelen VLAIO
Amber van der Graaf, Erwin Karsten, Joep Konings, Glenn Magerman, Londen Dieter van Esbroeck
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The great employee divide: Clustering employee «well-being» challenge during Covid-19
Jacques Bughin, Michele Cincera, Dorota Reykowska, Marcin Żyszkiewicz, Rafal Ohme
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Perceptive risk clusters of European citizens and NPI compliance in face of the Covid-19 pandemics
Jacques Bughin, Michele Cincera, Dorota Reykowska, Marcin Żyszkiewicz, Rafal Ohme
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Make it or break it: Vaccination intent at the time of Covid-19
Jacques Bughin, Michele Cincera, Kelly Peters, Dorota Reykowska, Marcin Żyszkiewicz, Rafal Ohme
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" Automation and Human Agency" - Project Syndicate
By Professor Sami Mahroum
The article advocates a new approach of technological innovation that would strengthen resilience to shocks like COVID-19.
Read the article here.
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"How to Design a Lockdown" - Project Syndicate
By Professor Sami Mahroum
The professor says that the government must consider the psychological impact of COVID-19 containment measures.
Read the article here.
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"Autonomous cars will revolutionize public transportation" - Lecho.be
By Professor Sami Mahroum
On both sides of the Atlantic, the debate and legal wrangling over Uber and other ride-hailing platforms has focused on the professional status of drivers and their right to practice or not practice as cab drivers. This question is irrelevant for the future. The real question is who will be in charge of transporting customers when autonomous cars finally hit the road.
Read the article in French here.
"Have an eye on the role of the Uber consumer" - Tijd.be
By Professor Sami Mahroum
Much of the legal battle surrounding Uber highlights the tensions between platform owners, independent drivers and cab licensed drivers. The role of the consumer, the true procurer, remains underexposed.
Read the article in Dutch here.
"Les sociétés familiales méritent qu'on les chouchoute" - L'Echo.be
"Family companies deserve to be pampered". Discovering of a book published by the Intinera Institute about Belgian family businesses, researches made by Michele Cincera and Karel Volckaert. These companies represent 45% of total employment in Belgium and are responsible for 33% of the gross domestic product. The governance model that characterizes them is based on the notion of stewardship and explains the better economic and financial performance of these companies compared to non-family businesses. The study concludes that policy makers should create incentives and pave the way for specific governance given the benefits of family businesses for the Belgian economy.
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The adaptation of the Belgian vaccine strategy, a false good idea - L'Echo.be
Belgium has changed its vaccination strategy based on new studies on the side effects of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
On Saturday, the government's Corona commission and the health ministers of the different levels of power announced some changes and clarifications regarding the use of the vaccines against Covid.
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Towards a third dose from Pfizer? "The first question is how best to optimize the vaccines already available" - Lalibre.be
A third dose of Pfizer's vaccine will probably be needed, said the firm's CEO, but for immunology professor Michel Goldman the issue is not a priority at this time.
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The quest for COVID-19 immunotherapies in the EU - brusselstimes.com
By Michel Goldman
The European Commission is committed to ensuring rapid access for European citizens to the best available biopharmaceuticals against SARS-CoV-2. Prioritizing vaccines was the obvious thing to do, but the time has come to also invest in anti-viral antibodies as part of an integrated public health strategy.Read the article.
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Third dose at age 85? For Professor Goldman, we must go lower: "We are the only country to set such a high limit" - Lalibre.be
For Professor Goldman, Belgium must broaden the conditions of access to the third dose among seniors.
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Immunology professor Michel Goldman: "Politicians are asking us for discipline and solidarity; it's up to them to set an example." - Rtbf.be
Professor of immunology and pharmacotherapy at the ULB, Michel Goldman is the guest of the Grand Oral RTBF/Le Soir on Saturday April 18 on La Première and Sunday April 19 on La Trois.Read the article in French.
Atypical thrombosis after Covid-19 vaccination: the autoimmune trail. - Theconversation.com
Marketed under the name Vaxzevria, the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford is currently under particular scrutiny by health agencies in various countries. Several vaccinated persons have indeed been victims of vascular accidents, sometimes fatal, caused by the formation of blood clots that occurred shortly after the administration of this vaccine.Read the article in French.
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Cleaning Up Europe’s Vaccine Mess - Project-syndicate.org
By Michel Goldman
The success of the US government’s efforts to develop, produce, and distribute COVID-19 vaccines reflects several factors. If the European Union wants to reproduce a similar initiative in Europe, mobilizing sufficient financial resources will be a significant obstacle – though perhaps not the biggest one.Read the article.
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Viewpoint: Lessons from Operation Warp Speed can help overcome EU vaccines crisis - sciencebusiness.net
By Michel Goldman
As the problem of COVID-19 vaccines supplies so potently illustrates, it is time to rethink the EU’s pandemic preparedness strategy. More support is needed for late stage clinical development and large scale manufacturingRead the article.
« Regards sur une crise » avec Mathias Dewatripont - lacademie.tv
Covid crises management - an economist's perspective.
Facing the COVID-19: Mathias Dewatripont - Ulb.tv
Mathias Dewatripont is an economist at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - ECARES center and co-directs the Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Healthcare, I3h, with immunologist Michel Goldman. In the face of the pandemic, he has acted both as a researcher and as an expert; he is one of the ten members of the Exit Strategy expert group set up by Belgium, the GEES.Watch the video in French.
Get up Wallonie - Matin Première's guest : Mathias Dewatripont, economist- rtbf.be
Every day, Thomas welcomes a guest who is in the news. In this episode: What is the state of Wallonia?
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Le Grand Oral de Michel Goldman - rtbf.be
Towards a third dose in Belgium? This specialist discusses the two profiles being considered - rtl.be
Professor Michel Goldman, immunologist at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), was the guest of RTL INFO 19 hours on Monday, August 2, 2021. The opportunity to discuss the possible injection of a third dose, the vaccine coverage but also the Delta variant.
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Coronavirus: Michel Goldman provides an update on Astra Zeneca's vaccine - rtl.be
Professor Michel Goldman, professor of immunology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, is on the set.
Covid-19: Introducing the new panel of experts that will advise the government - Lalibre.be
After the dissolution of the Celeval (evaluation unit) and the GEES (group of experts in charge of the Exit Strategy), a new body of experts will soon be created. A new group of experts was approved last Friday by the Select Council of Ministers, although no official communication has yet taken place.
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