Angela Richmond-Fuller
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Reposted by Angela Richmond-Fuller
Reposted by Angela Richmond-Fuller
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age:
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
The Western Balkan Bellwether | by Valery Perry - Project Syndicate
Valery Perry sees the region as a window into three interconnected phenomena that will shape Europe's near-term future.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age:
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
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Ahead of the publication of her new book, The Measure of Progress (1 April global), @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge’s @bennettinstitute.bsky.social, speaks to @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/inte...
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/inte...
An interview with Diane Coyle - Project Syndicate
Diane Coyle suggests ways to account for “free” digital services in economic frameworks, considers how to prevent the emergence of AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tanta...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ahead of the publication of her new book, The Measure of Progress (1 April global), @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge’s @bennettinstitute.bsky.social, speaks to @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/inte...
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/inte...
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When will US academia and business speak up against Trump?
Donald Trump's war on US trade partners and academic institutions is no surprise. What is more shocking is that corporate and academic leaders have made barely a peep, @drodrik.bsky.social observes.
Donald Trump's war on US trade partners and academic institutions is no surprise. What is more shocking is that corporate and academic leaders have made barely a peep, @drodrik.bsky.social observes.
When Will US Academia and Business Speak Up Against Trump? | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate
Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
When will US academia and business speak up against Trump?
Donald Trump's war on US trade partners and academic institutions is no surprise. What is more shocking is that corporate and academic leaders have made barely a peep, @drodrik.bsky.social observes.
Donald Trump's war on US trade partners and academic institutions is no surprise. What is more shocking is that corporate and academic leaders have made barely a peep, @drodrik.bsky.social observes.
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The United States does not need mass deportations; it needs immigration reform – and it could learn a lot from the highly effective model that Canada has developed, @lauradtyson.bsky.social and @lennymendonca.bsky.social observe.
Deportations Will Deepen the Trump Slump | by Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca - Project Syndicate
Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca point out that immigrants are a major factor in the US economy’s overall performance.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The United States does not need mass deportations; it needs immigration reform – and it could learn a lot from the highly effective model that Canada has developed, @lauradtyson.bsky.social and @lennymendonca.bsky.social observe.
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Emerging evidence suggests that AI could drive automation and wage depreciation at the bottom of the skills ladder, while giving a compounding advantage to those at the top, note Azeem Azhar and Chantal Smith in our new magazine, PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. bit.ly/4id0qiD
March 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Emerging evidence suggests that AI could drive automation and wage depreciation at the bottom of the skills ladder, while giving a compounding advantage to those at the top, note Azeem Azhar and Chantal Smith in our new magazine, PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. bit.ly/4id0qiD
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While generative AI could revolutionize entire industries, it also could lead to disastrous outcomes in the absence of robust safety protocols, write BCG X's Sylvain Duranton and BCG's Vanessa Lyon. bit.ly/3FFYdO6
March 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
While generative AI could revolutionize entire industries, it also could lead to disastrous outcomes in the absence of robust safety protocols, write BCG X's Sylvain Duranton and BCG's Vanessa Lyon. bit.ly/3FFYdO6
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As the just-released World Happiness Report 2025 shows, when it comes to happiness, GDP isn’t everything.
That is why Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng advocate developing and operationalizing alternative indices, which account for more dimensions of human well-being.
That is why Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng advocate developing and operationalizing alternative indices, which account for more dimensions of human well-being.
Is Gross National Happiness the Way Forward? | by Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng - Project Syndicate
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng advocate an approach to development that, like Bhutan’s, accounts for more dimensions of human well-being.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As the just-released World Happiness Report 2025 shows, when it comes to happiness, GDP isn’t everything.
That is why Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng advocate developing and operationalizing alternative indices, which account for more dimensions of human well-being.
That is why Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng advocate developing and operationalizing alternative indices, which account for more dimensions of human well-being.
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Most organizations that are trialing a four-day workweek have found that they can maintain or improve productivity, even when employees are putting in less time on the clock, @julietschor.bsky.social reports in our new magazine, PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. Read at the link.(bit.ly/4hurDfu)
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Most organizations that are trialing a four-day workweek have found that they can maintain or improve productivity, even when employees are putting in less time on the clock, @julietschor.bsky.social reports in our new magazine, PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. Read at the link.(bit.ly/4hurDfu)
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In the space of little more than two months, Donald Trump has turned the world inside out.
Against this backdrop, the global economic forecast seems almost trivial, writes @ssruschina.bsky.social.
Against this backdrop, the global economic forecast seems almost trivial, writes @ssruschina.bsky.social.
A World Turned Inside Out | by Stephen S. Roach - Project Syndicate
Stephen S. Roach likens Donald Trump’s reversal of America’s global leadership role to a full-blown crisis, similar to COVID-19.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In the space of little more than two months, Donald Trump has turned the world inside out.
Against this backdrop, the global economic forecast seems almost trivial, writes @ssruschina.bsky.social.
Against this backdrop, the global economic forecast seems almost trivial, writes @ssruschina.bsky.social.
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“The World According to the Oligarchs,” by Simon Johnson for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social plus more of the articles we're reading this week: behavioralscientist.org/what-were-re...
March 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“The World According to the Oligarchs,” by Simon Johnson for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social plus more of the articles we're reading this week: behavioralscientist.org/what-were-re...
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There is ample evidence that migration and remittances have a positive impact on the long-term economic performance of source countries, as well as playing a critical role in advanced economies, @inmamartinezz.bsky.social observes.
Read it in PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. (bit.ly/4hZUcli)
Read it in PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. (bit.ly/4hZUcli)
March 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is ample evidence that migration and remittances have a positive impact on the long-term economic performance of source countries, as well as playing a critical role in advanced economies, @inmamartinezz.bsky.social observes.
Read it in PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. (bit.ly/4hZUcli)
Read it in PS Quarterly: Work and Fate. (bit.ly/4hZUcli)
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Donald Trump, the leader of the world’s most powerful country, is implementing a radical agenda. Adding a new layer of external checks and balances is our best hope to stop him, argues @slaughteram.bsky.social.
How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check | by Anne-Marie Slaughter - Project Syndicate
Anne-Marie Slaughter outlines five steps that foreign entities should take to counteract the US president’s radical agenda.
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March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donald Trump, the leader of the world’s most powerful country, is implementing a radical agenda. Adding a new layer of external checks and balances is our best hope to stop him, argues @slaughteram.bsky.social.
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Hitler and Stalin, notes Princeton's Harold James, were both globalists in the sense that they saw conquest and an expanding yoke of influence as the key to advancing their own regimes' interests.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
Donald Trump Is a Globalist | by Harold James - Project Syndicate
Harold James shows that the MAGA movement is actually an unalloyed version of the idea that its leader claims to reject.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hitler and Stalin, notes Princeton's Harold James, were both globalists in the sense that they saw conquest and an expanding yoke of influence as the key to advancing their own regimes' interests.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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Much of what humans do is not about computation or collecting inputs to make optimal decisions; rather, it is about discovery – an experience that will become increasingly rare if all decisions are delegated to an AI agent, notes @dacemoglumit.bsky.social.
Two Models for Agentic AI | by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
Daron Acemoglu sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Much of what humans do is not about computation or collecting inputs to make optimal decisions; rather, it is about discovery – an experience that will become increasingly rare if all decisions are delegated to an AI agent, notes @dacemoglumit.bsky.social.
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Can't believe this needs to be said out loud. But yes:
Speak out, loudly
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@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
Speak out, loudly
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Can't believe this needs to be said out loud. But yes:
Speak out, loudly
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
Speak out, loudly
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
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🌍The global economy is buckling under the weight of climate and nature shocks.
@julienicmic.bsky.social in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
Central banks have enormous power to avert food insecurity, forced displacement, and systemic financial collapse.
⏩ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/m...
@julienicmic.bsky.social in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
Central banks have enormous power to avert food insecurity, forced displacement, and systemic financial collapse.
⏩ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/m...
March 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🌍The global economy is buckling under the weight of climate and nature shocks.
@julienicmic.bsky.social in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
Central banks have enormous power to avert food insecurity, forced displacement, and systemic financial collapse.
⏩ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/m...
@julienicmic.bsky.social in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:
Central banks have enormous power to avert food insecurity, forced displacement, and systemic financial collapse.
⏩ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/m...
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On the @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social podcast with @nickhanauer.bsky.social, our co-director David Autor discusses how AI could help rebuild the middle class by augmenting human expertise.
Listen here: bit.ly/DavidAutor
Listen here: bit.ly/DavidAutor
January 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On the @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social podcast with @nickhanauer.bsky.social, our co-director David Autor discusses how AI could help rebuild the middle class by augmenting human expertise.
Listen here: bit.ly/DavidAutor
Listen here: bit.ly/DavidAutor
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Our co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social weighs in on recent debates regarding high-skilled immigration in a recent op-ed for @ProSyn. Though high-skilled workers bring skills, knowledge, and innovation, increasing their numbers would have costs.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
Are High-Skill Immigrants a Problem? | by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
Daron Acemoglu highlights some underappreciated risks of policies like the United States’ H-1B visa program.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social weighs in on recent debates regarding high-skilled immigration in a recent op-ed for @ProSyn. Though high-skilled workers bring skills, knowledge, and innovation, increasing their numbers would have costs.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
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Our co-director David Autor was interviewed recently by the IAB-Forum about his predictions on the impact of AI on wages and employment. If AI increases the value of scarce, human expertise, it could boost worker employment and wages.
#EconSky
www.iab-forum.de/en/does-auto...
#EconSky
www.iab-forum.de/en/does-auto...
Does automation replace experts or augment expertise? The answer is yes - IAB-Forum
Davis Autor discusses the impact of Artificial Intelligence on wages and employment and outlines the crucial role of expertise.
www.iab-forum.de
January 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our co-director David Autor was interviewed recently by the IAB-Forum about his predictions on the impact of AI on wages and employment. If AI increases the value of scarce, human expertise, it could boost worker employment and wages.
#EconSky
www.iab-forum.de/en/does-auto...
#EconSky
www.iab-forum.de/en/does-auto...
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What does the latest research from our co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social tell us about how AI will impact GDP and inequality? Read an overview of his findings from MIT Sloan: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
A new look at the economics of AI | MIT Sloan
MIT Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu predicts that artificial intelligence will have a “nontrivial, but modest” effect on GDP in the next decade.
mitsloan.mit.edu
January 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What does the latest research from our co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social tell us about how AI will impact GDP and inequality? Read an overview of his findings from MIT Sloan: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
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Did you miss our symposium last week on Aligning Innovation and Equity in the Digital Economy? A recording of the event is now available, including opening and closing remarks by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social.
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#EconSky
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#EconSky
Aligning Innovation and Equity in the Digital Economy - YouTube
In January 2025, we hosted a public event at MIT that brought together policymakers, practitioners and scholars to explore how we can align innovation and eq...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Did you miss our symposium last week on Aligning Innovation and Equity in the Digital Economy? A recording of the event is now available, including opening and closing remarks by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#EconSky
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#EconSky
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"Progress depends on the choices we make regarding technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either serve narrow elite interests or lay the foundation for broad prosperity."
Read more from @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in NIN (НИН): www.nin.rs/english/news...
Read more from @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in NIN (НИН): www.nin.rs/english/news...
January 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Progress depends on the choices we make regarding technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either serve narrow elite interests or lay the foundation for broad prosperity."
Read more from @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in NIN (НИН): www.nin.rs/english/news...
Read more from @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social in NIN (НИН): www.nin.rs/english/news...
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In this @csail.mit.edu podcast episode, our co-director David Autor discusses how AI could transform work, for better or worse.
Listen here: bit.ly/3CBvDfO
Listen here: bit.ly/3CBvDfO
How AI will Change Your Job with MIT Economics Professor David Autor & The Potential of Self-Supervised Learning with CSAIL PhD Student Sharut Gupta
MIT Economics Professor David Autor says that AI is “not like a calculator where you just punch in the numbers and get the right answer. It's much harder to figure out how to be effective with it.” Of...
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February 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In this @csail.mit.edu podcast episode, our co-director David Autor discusses how AI could transform work, for better or worse.
Listen here: bit.ly/3CBvDfO
Listen here: bit.ly/3CBvDfO