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How China’s ‘dibao’ social safety net is being used to silence dissent, according to one researcher
China’s minimum living standard guarantee, known as ‘dibao’, was conceived as a social safety net, but over time it has transformed into a means to control 'targeted populations.'
December 19, 2020
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The COVID-19 vaccine era is here. What comes next is complicated.
In the third session of the Stanford China Economic Forum, top medical experts from Stanford and China convened to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 11, 2020
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How to prevent diabetes and other chronic diseases cost-effectively
Addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases in India and other low- and middle-income countries requires comprehensive evidence on the cost-effectiveness of health interventions.
December 09, 2020
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Postdoctoral Fellow Spotlight: Radhika Jain on reducing inequalities in health care and outcomes
Radhika Jain, a King Center affiliated researcher, shares her insights into India's healthcare system and how the country is responding to COVID-19.
December 07, 2020
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Marshall Burke on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Faculty Affiliate and Earth System Science professor Marshall Burke spoke with Dulcé Sloan, a correspondent for The Daily Show, about the economic cost of climate change.
November 30, 2020
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Human beings live longer, can healthcare systems keep up?
Faculty Affiliate Karen Eggleston spoke with BusinessWorld about the challenges of longevity on healthcare systems.
November 20, 2020
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A ‘very critical moment’: The future of U.S.-China ties under Biden
The question is top of mind for anyone who has followed the downward spiral of U.S.-China relations over the last four years: What happens once Joseph Biden Jr. becomes president?
November 20, 2020
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China’s rural population will play an instrumental role in its economic future
Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle explains why China’s wealth gap may make the transition from a middle- to high-income country more difficult than it seems.
November 17, 2020
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Viral lessons: What a little-known virus could teach us about COVID-19
Stanford epidemiologist and Faculty Affiliate Stephen Luby discusses surprising results of a recent study on the Nipah virus and how it could inform the response to COVID-19.
November 11, 2020
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Don't let politics poison the workplace: Some advice from business school experts
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) professors and King Center Faculty Affiliates Saumitra Jha and Hayagreeva Rao offer guidance on how to minimize workplace confrontations.
November 10, 2020
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Accessible healthcare could be key to solving climate crisis, according to Stanford researchers and others
Caring for people’s health is a prescription for protecting rainforests, slowing climate change and creating significant monetary value, according to a new Stanford-led study.
October 29, 2020
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Engineering entrepreneurial success in emerging economies
Through a King Center student program, undergrads Arianna Togelang and Alexander Ke worked alongside Faculty Affiliate Professor Charles Eesley.
October 29, 2020
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Business schools must also teach students to be role models in society, education leaders say
As the world contends with extraordinary disruption, education leaders from the U.S. and China shared how their schools are responding to these crises.
October 19, 2020
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Model student
As an undergraduate research assistant for the King Center, Ella Tessier-Lavigne worked in Stanford Biology Professor Erin Mordecai’s infectious disease lab.
October 19, 2020
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Stanford South Asia podcast - Nirvikar Jassal
Postdoctoral Fellow Nirvikar Jassal discusses his research on policing in India.
October 16, 2020
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Why econ: Development
Curious about what draws someone to study development economics? Or how economics connects to a wide range of policy issues? Our affiliated students share why econ matters to them.
October 06, 2020
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Chasing the cause of chronic kidney disease
Two undergraduate students are assisting Stanford Assistant Professor of Medicine Shuchi Anand’s research on kidney disease in Sri Lanka.
September 24, 2020
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Welcome to the new academic year
A letter from Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas
September 22, 2020
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Excess deaths among dialysis patients
A study by King Center Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas and Postdoctoral Fellow Radhika Jain shows a 25% rise in mortality during lockdown.
September 22, 2020
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New King Center faculty director talks future plans, research during COVID-19
Economist Pascaline Dupas spoke with The Stanford Daily about her plans for the King Center during her term as Faculty Director.
September 21, 2020