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  1. How failing banks paved Hitler's path to power | World Economic Forum

    Apr 16, 2019 · Polarised politics in the wake of financial crises echo throughout modern history, but evidence of a causal link between economic downturns and populism is limited. This column shows …

  2. The global economy enters a new era | World Economic Forum

    Apr 23, 2025 · The global economic system under which most countries have operated for the last 80 years is being reset, ushering the world into a new era. Existing rules are challenged while new ones …

  3. What's the prevalence of depression in men vs women?

    Mar 6, 2020 · This includes gender-based violence, socio-economic disadvantage, income inequality, low social status and rank, and responsibility for the care of others. The World Health Organization …

  4. An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial crisis

    Apr 30, 2019 · The financial crisis of 2008 may have started in the US banking sector but it went on to unleash the deepest global recession since the Great Depression.

  5. Making mental health care accessible is challenging in Japan

    Oct 17, 2022 · The World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Mental Health, a multi-stakeholder network, aims to promote innovation in the area of mental health and help solve the …

  6. How to design urban environments to avoid anxious cities

    May 9, 2025 · See how, with foresight and compassion, anxious cities can shift from being quiet contributors to distress to become active protectors of human well-being.

  7. Depression is the no. 1 cause of ill health and disability worldwide

    May 18, 2018 · Rates of depression increased by more than 18% between 2005 and 2015, according to the World Health Organization. But despite the number of sufferers globally, there is still a lot of …

  8. These are the top 10 innovations in mental health - The World …

    Sep 14, 2021 · COVID-19’s effects on our collective and individual wellbeing forced the world to confront mental health challenges like never before, and innovative thinkers have stepped up to the challenge.

  9. A brief history of GDP - The World Economic Forum

    Dec 13, 2021 · As the World Economic Forum launches the video-podcast Stakeholder Capitalism, host and author Peter Vanham looks at GDP, the focus of episode 1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is …

  10. Venezuela’s economic decline is ‘sharper than the US Great Depression’

    Jul 31, 2017 · Richardo Hausmann looks at the economic situation in Venezuela, and argues it's time for concerted support from the international community.