Some quick thoughts on why ‘the ownership economy’ is the work of our generation
Tag Archives: Economics
Favorite Books of 2020
Nine of my favorite reads from 2020.
Globalization in the Age of American Primacy
A syllabus for an international political economy course I developed in 2016.
The Wealth of Nations
Who’s wealthier, a Maasai elder or your average American?
Intangible Assets
Brief thoughts on the rise of the intangible economy
Favorite Podcast Episodes (2017)
The best podcast episodes I listened to in 2017.
The Death of Graduate School?
Is Congress to blame for the “death of graduate school” or is it universities’ failure to heed price signals?
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Technological Acceleration and the Wet Noodle of Monetary Policy
The American boy of 1854 stood nearer the year 1 than to the year 1900. The education he had received bore little relation to the education he needed. Speaking as an American of 1900, he had as yet no education at all. He knew not even where or how to begin.1 If science were to …
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QE & Inequality
Why Quantitative Easing increased inequality, and we knew it would ex ante
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The Squeeze Is On
In The Reckoning, I suggested that the decades-long squeeze on labor still has room to run, particularly in light of two technological trends: the growing adoption of robotics and the emergence of 3D printing. Two interviews released this week lend credence to the continuing squeeze.
