By Dora Vanourek Dora Vanourek, based in Vancouver, BC, CA, is currently a Founder and Executive Transition Coach at Beyond the Grind. Dora Vanourek brings experience from previous roles at IBM. Boards want validation. Teams look for answers. Peers are wondering,…
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Trump Is Creating a Post-Western World
By Amitav Acharya, a professor at American University, Washington, DC for PS of June 15, 2025 Some might hope that Donald Trump’s alienation of US allies can be reversed under the next administration. Yet regardless of how his trade wars,…
Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies (2)
By Dani Rodrik and Rohan Sandhu for the NBER , July 2024 IV.Illustrative cases In this section, we provide summaries of four of the twenty initiatives. These case descriptions are meant to serve as illustrations of the four broad strategies we outlined…
Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies (1)
By Dani Rodrik and Rohan Sandhu for the NBER , July 2024 ABSTRACT Manufacturing generates very little employment in the developing world. Urban jobs are predominantly informal, unproductive, and in services. It seems unlikely that manufacturing will be able to absorb the…
New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy
The updated System of National Accounts better captures digitalization, intangible assets, and global production – helping governments support growth, jobs, and investment. By Vladimir Klyuev, James Tebrake July 31, 2025. The cornerstones of our digital world – from smartphone apps to…
Why Trump Is Attacking the Academy
By Susan Stokes for PS of July 11, 2025 When politicians try to muzzle universities by ousting their leaders, interfering with their research and teaching, and cutting off their funds, the writing is on the wall. As the US careens…
Power and Progress; Our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity (2)
By Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Casualties of Progress The 1842 Report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Children’s Employment was a shocker. It became increasingly evident to the Victorians that although industrialization had made some people very rich,…
Power and Progress; Our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity (1)
By Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson for Principus on Sept 2023 What Is Progress It was self-evident that technology improvements enabled better functioning schools, factories, prisons, and hospitals, and this was beneficial for everyone. New technologies, according to this view…
Neraca Transaksi Berjalan Global Melebar, Membalikkan Tren Penyempitan
Oleh Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (lahir 1968) PhD MIT – Penerima the Prize of the Best Young Economist of France. Neraca transaksi berjalan global melebar sebesar 0,6% dari GDP dunia pada tahun 2024. Setelah disesuaikan dengan volatilitas seputar pandemi dan perang Rusia di…
Menghubungkan Kembali Moralitas dengan Ekonomi Politik
Oleh Benjamen Enke PhD untuk IMF pada Maret 2025 Menerapkan kembali wawasan moral dalam ilmu ekonomi dapat meningkatkan pemahaman terhadap hasil politik. Sebagian besar abad ke-20, disiplin ilmu psikologi moral dan ekonomi dianggap berbeda – masing-masing berfokus pada isu-isu yang…