Opinion: The Puzzle of Economic Progress - Diane Coyle

[Ashwani Vasishth]

The Puzzle of Economic Progress

The Puzzle of

The Puzzle of Economic Progress

Aug 13, 2019 DIANE COYLE

Current academic research – into the impact of new technologies, the economics of innovation, and the quality of management, for example – may be providing ever more pieces of the puzzle. But many crucial questions about economic progress remain unanswered, and others have not yet even been properly posed.

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This week at PS

The Sunday Newsletter View this message in a web browser AUGUST 18, 2019 This week at Project Syndicate, Brad DeLong explains how US President Donald Trump's incoherent, confrontational approach toward China could damage America's long-term interests; Minxin Pei argues that China's government must make concessions to the Hong Kong protesters; Diane Coyle probes current academic research into the puzzle of economic progress; and more. Join the conversation. Politics & World Affairs America's Superpower Panic Brad DeLong warns that US President Donald Trump's confrontational approach toward China ignores key historical lessons. Politics & World Affairs A Tiananmen Solution in Hong Kong? Minxin Pei says that a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is both increasingly likely and unlikely to work. Economics & Finance The Puzzle of Economic Progress Diane Coyle urges more interdisciplinary research into why some countries succeed – including what success really means. On Point The Case for a Guaranteed Job Robert Skidelsky welcomes current proposals to make governments, not markets, responsible for ensuring full employment. Economics & Finance Trump's Cross of Gold Barry Eichengreen says that the US president's desire for fixed exchange rates is as unsound as the trade war underlying it. Politics & World Affairs When Leninists Overreach Nina Khrushcheva suspects that Russia and China's leaders may be losing support among their respective country's elites. Economics & Finance The American Dream 2.0 Alexander Friedman offers a blueprint for restoring the hope of upward social mobility after decades of stagnation. Big Picture What Is Inequality? A government's job is to protect its people from misfortune, in particular want of work, and one that abandons this duty of care to the market deserves to be cast out. This is the best argument for giving a government job-guarantee program a fair trial. Politics & World Affairs Democracies in Danger Ngaire Woods says recent political developments in India, America, and Britain highlight three worrying trends. Economics & Finance The IMF's Latest Victims Jayati Ghosh rails against two financing deals – with Argentina and Ecuador – that disregard the lessons of past mistakes. Project Syndicate celebrates its 25th anniversary with PS 25, a collection of our hardest-hitting commentaries so far. The Muslim Civil War In this commentary from 2006, Mai Yamani notes that if the Middle East's Sunni regimes decide that they need their own Hezbollah fighting for their cause, there are plenty of Al Qaeda-trained fighters available.  Politics & World Affairs What's Behind America's Mass Shootings? Elizabeth Drew explains why the US political system has consistently failed to meet public demands for gun control. Economics & Finance Trump's One-Way Economy Jim O’Neill searches for order behind the chaos being wrought by the US president's domestic policies. Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of project-syndicate.org. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. Unsubscribe from this list

[Philip Vergragt]

This article has nothing new to say.

In addition, it does not add to the puzzle that challenge of the climate crisis and consumerism and what that means for economics. I find it shocking that a professor in Cambridge publishes this.

Sorry for my grumpy Sunday morning. I wish all SCORAI-ers well in the upcoming new and exciting academic year,

Philip

 

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The Puzzle of Economic Progress

The Puzzle of

The Puzzle of Economic Progress

Aug 13, 2019 DIANE COYLE

Current academic research – into the impact of new technologies, the economics of innovation, and the quality of management, for example – may be providing ever more pieces of the puzzle. But many crucial questions about economic progress remain unanswered, and others have not yet even been properly posed.

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