Daron Acemoglu on the challenges of modern innovation for society and economic theory. If there is one thing on which economists and the American public
Michael Burda on supply shocks, inflation, and German competitiveness in the Eurozone Alas, our world faces yet another challenge. Just as we were recovering from
Despite its utopian elements, Kim Stanley Robinson’s sci-fi bestseller, Ministry for the Future, does not make easy reading, especially if you are an economist. The
Many of last year’s problems are still with us. Omicron has replaced or, is in the process of, replacing Delta but for the moment France
This is my first Letter from America and, admittedly, I have some big shoes to fill. Angus Deaton is a true luminary of our profession
After twenty-five years of writing for the Newsletter, Sir Angus Deaton contributes his final Letter from America, in which he reflects on past Letters, economics,
Looking at recent events, Alan Kirman reflects sadly on the lack of communication between governments, in France and the UK, and the people they govern.
In his latest Letter, Angus argues that it may take multiple crises to change ‘a deeply broken economic and political system.’ America is full of
Because of its comparatively low mortality rate, Germany is often cited as an example of how best to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. In his latest
In this Letter from America Angus reports that the coronavirus pandemic has sharpened the already urgent debate between candidates in the Democratic primaries about the
Alan Kirman laments the UK’s decision to leave the EU, before examining the French government’s clumsy attempt to reform the state pension system. The quote above
In his latest Letter, Sir Angus shows how the benefits of meritocratic educational systems can be abused, leaving the beneficiaries with privileges reminiscent of those
In his latest Letter, Michael Burda looks at German responses to the suggestion that the Italian government should issue small-denomination, short-term debt, as a means
The recent death of Alan Krueger prompts Angus Deaton to reflect on the reception accorded to the suggestion, more than twenty years ago, that a
Alan Kirman reports on the recent political upheavals in France. At the end of the month of November, France suddenly went into revolution mode. Cars
In his latest Letter from America, Angus looks to the history of nineteenth century Britain as an antidote to the despair caused by recent developments
