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In Brazil, immigration regains a central position in public debates as Bolivians arrive in increasingly greater numbers, revealing a renewed potential for Latin American integration. The result is a promising cultural blend that will add to the already very effervescent Brazilian milieu.

The term migration is usually associated with the movement of 25+ year old people driven by changes in the economy. Yet there is another type of migration which is as equally important but  often neglected in the literature. With the 2004 enlargement of the European Union millions of young people […]

My recurring stomach issues got me thinking that there are serious problems with the food available on the market. Whenever I’ve had the chance to eat out, the usual after effects were either diarrhea or stomach cramps. The stomach covers more than 80 % of our immune system so you […]

Panelists at the Bertelsmann Foundation’s economic conference do not see much opportunity for progress in Washington DC; however, this might not be as bad as many think. Can gridlock be good if it prevents the government from doing too much harm?

In the age of migration and globalization, it is often argued that we need to remember where we come from. Whenever people ask me about my roots, I catch myself thinking twice. Where do I actually come from? The answer indeed is quite complex. I was born and raised on […]

Our blogger Michael Carbone reports about the Bertelsmann Foundation’s fifth annual conference which focuses on economic growth through innovation, global financial governance and the eurozone crisis: “System Upgrade: Time for an Economic Reboot“. On the eve of the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington, […]