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“Thought 4 Action identifies and removes economic and regulatory barriers that obstruct prosperity for all people across the globe”
To create a wave of consciousness of the urgency of addressing informality now, Thought 4 Action launched a global campaign, 70% Informals. The key component of the campaign is a feature-length documentary which features Elena traveling to the GlobalSouth, Africa, Europe, and the United States, interviewing people living informally and others who have risen into the middle class.
70% InformalsVision Statement
Thought4Action envisions a world profoundly transformed, where informality has been definitively overcome, unleashing boundless human potential and ensuring that dignity, inclusion, and sustainable prosperity are the foundational realities for every individual and community across the globe, anchored by a robust and thriving global middle class.
Mission Statement
Thought4Action’s mission is to proactively identify and systematically dismantle the economic and regulatory barriers that obstruct prosperity for all, thereby transforming societies globally from the debilitating grip of informality into dynamic, inclusive, and thriving economies through groundbreaking, evidence-based reform.
Thought 4 Action is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Reality Check With Élena
Our new video podcast explores the realities that lead to informality: a notion represented by reduction of the middle class, and spread of insecurity, through a series of dynamic on-the-ground interviews in Europe, the US, and the global south. You will hear what informality is really like, from people who have lived in it all their lives; from those who have escaped it and risen to middle class; and others who have fallen into it. We invite global intellectuals, along with journalists, policy makers, and philanthropist to share their views.
Who We Are
Who We Are
Élena Panaritis is an institutional economist, and policy innovator. Until recently, she served as a special advisor to the Greek Prime Minister and as a Member of Parliament of Greece.
In more than a decade as an economist at the World Bank, Élena spearheaded several institutional/structural reforms including property rights reform in Peru that received International Best Practice and Innovation awards (in total about 15 million people benefited while the return has been over a 150 multiple).
Élena’s reform methods have revolutionized and forever changed the way people and policymakers think about them, specifically related to structural reforms. As an economist, she pioneered social entrepreneurship.
Advisory Board
Cyrus Ardalan
Chairman of OakNorth Bank, Chairman of LXI REIT PLC
William H. Buiter
Economic Advisor, Former Global Chief Economist of Citigroup
Francis Fukuyama
Political scientist Stanford University, International scholar
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
Economic Historian, International scholar
Carl Muñana
Sir Christopher Pissarides
Economics, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
Susan M. Wachter
Economist, Director of the Wharton School Geospacial Initiative
Peter Zemsky
Eli Lilly Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation at INSEAD
What We Do
THOUGHT4ACTION PROVIDES UNIQUE RESOURCES FOR LEADERS IN POLICY, ACADEMIA, FINANCE, AND OTHERS COMMITTED TO TRANFORMING INFORMALITY TO UNLOCK PROSPERITY FOR ALL
LIVE EVENTS & E-PLATFORM
Through online venues, conference, seminars, and publications, we promote the interactive sharing of knowledge and practical experience of both successful and failes reform cases.
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
We offer a proven, diagnostic tool, Reality Check Analysis, that enables a robust assessment of the institutional malaise currentle preventing the full economic participation of all citizens, especially the poor and most economically marginalized.
LEADERSHIP INCUBATING CLASSES
We have established working alliance with Stanford University´s Center for Development and the Rule of law; the World Bank; Johns Hopkins University School od Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and INSEAD School of Finance; and we continue to build our network of partners.
LEADERSHIP INCUBATING CLASSES
We have established working alliance with Stanford University´s Center for Development and the Rule of law; the World Bank; Johns Hopkins University School od Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and INSEAD School of Finance; and we continue to build our network of partners.
Our Mission
Thought 4 Action is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
