Susan Erikson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 916276 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Susan Erikson |
| NOMBRES | Susan |
| APELLIDO | Erikson |
| FIRMA | ERIKSON S |
| AFILIACIONES | Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1346-2648 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Investable!
A critical and sobering look at how international bankers and investors turn pandemics into investment opportunities, and what we stand to lose when we rely on “innovative finance.” In a world increasingly defined by crisis, bankers and investors behind the scenes turn catastrophes like pandemics into financial securities that can be bought and sold. Offering new insights into how the excesses of capitalism shape pandemic preparedness, Investable…
Covid‐Apps
When there is no vaccine for a disease, ‘Test, Trace, Treat/Isolate’ is the public health go‐to directive. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, mobile phone apps are designed to improve on this. But COVID‐apps have not been effective as a public health tool. Countries spend millions to develop them, yet they have been shown to have terrible return on investment. This commentary explores why COVID‐apps are generally championed and provides three brief ca…
Pandemics show us what government is for
Betting on Pandemic
Betting on a pandemic. In its worst light, that’s what the pandemic bond does. In its best light, the pandemic bond is an earnest effort to fill the gap between what countries promise to pay in aid
Faking global health
Globally, human health is improving. Aggregate world health data indicate enormous improvement over the last 100 years. Life expectancy, vaccination, and sanitation rates are higher. Rates of infectious disease, HIV/AIDS, child and maternal mortality are lower. These gains have all been accomplished during a time when governments orchestrated, or aspired to provide, albeit often imperfectly, the systemizations of health care. Now austerity and pr…
Global health futures
Since 2010, there has been a discernable expansion of global health financing forms using private equity, bonds, and 'facilities' to finance international development and humanitarian endeavors. I present the logics of the Pandemic Emergency Facility (PEF), a World Bank device that lashes together a bond, cash, and swaps to lie in reserve for an infectious disease outbreak. I explain how the PEF is emblematic of financial devices that have the po…
Global health futures
Since 2010, there has been a discernable expansion of global health financing forms using private equity, bonds, and 'facilities' to finance international development and humanitarian endeavors. I present the logics of the Pandemic Emergency Facility (PEF), a World Bank device that lashes together a bond, cash, and swaps to lie in reserve for an infectious disease outbreak. I explain how the PEF is emblematic of financial devices that have the po…
Pandemics show us what government is for
Betting on Pandemic
Betting on a pandemic. In its worst light, that’s what the pandemic bond does. In its best light, the pandemic bond is an earnest effort to fill the gap between what countries promise to pay in aid
Faking global health
Globally, human health is improving. Aggregate world health data indicate enormous improvement over the last 100 years. Life expectancy, vaccination, and sanitation rates are higher. Rates of infectious disease, HIV/AIDS, child and maternal mortality are lower. These gains have all been accomplished during a time when governments orchestrated, or aspired to provide, albeit often imperfectly, the systemizations of health care. Now austerity and pr…
Global health futures
Since 2010, there has been a discernable expansion of global health financing forms using private equity, bonds, and 'facilities' to finance international development and humanitarian endeavors. I present the logics of the Pandemic Emergency Facility (PEF), a World Bank device that lashes together a bond, cash, and swaps to lie in reserve for an infectious disease outbreak. I explain how the PEF is emblematic of financial devices that have the po…
Pandemics show us what government is for
Betting on Pandemic
Betting on a pandemic. In its worst light, that’s what the pandemic bond does. In its best light, the pandemic bond is an earnest effort to fill the gap between what countries promise to pay in aid
Covid‐Apps
When there is no vaccine for a disease, ‘Test, Trace, Treat/Isolate’ is the public health go‐to directive. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, mobile phone apps are designed to improve on this. But COVID‐apps have not been effective as a public health tool. Countries spend millions to develop them, yet they have been shown to have terrible return on investment. This commentary explores why COVID‐apps are generally championed and provides three brief ca…
Investable!
A critical and sobering look at how international bankers and investors turn pandemics into investment opportunities, and what we stand to lose when we rely on “innovative finance.” In a world increasingly defined by crisis, bankers and investors behind the scenes turn catastrophes like pandemics into financial securities that can be bought and sold. Offering new insights into how the excesses of capitalism shape pandemic preparedness, Investable…
Political science (5 obras) · Business (4 obras) · Economics (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Health care (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Pandemic (3 obras) · Public health (3 obras) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 obras)