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Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

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High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Workforce shrinkage will not inevitably push wages up

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Potential workforces are shrinking as populations age and labour participation falls or stagnates in major economies

Joblessness will rise as job-save policies are unwound

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Policies have reduced the damage COVID-19 has done to Western job markets but these temporary schemes have to be unwound

Redistribution is key to the future of the workforce

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Technology will raise productivity and living standards; redeployment rather than fear of unemployment must guide policy

Social cohesion is vital to promote long-run growth

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Strong social and human capital can offset costs such as technologically stranded workers

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

Many middle-income states face a fragile recovery

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The G20 summit pledged vaccine equity to help low-and-middle-income nations, but not broader economic commitments

Gender friendly business and law policies need impetus

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Gender equality is a Sustainable Development Goal, but most countries lag regardless of income and political stability