In his 12th and last Letter from Germany, Michael Burda comments on Germany’s forthcoming fiscal expansion and the accelerating readjustment of internal Eurozone imbalances. Who would have thunk it? In
In his Farewell Letter from America, Daron Acemoglu writes about worrying developments and the need for more research This is my last Letter from America. I have enjoyed sharing my
In his farewell Letter, Alan writes about some of the main developments in French politics since the late 1990s, and examines the current crisis As far as we can make
Warning: this article mentions suicide Daron Acemoglu writes about the crisis in mental health According to many indicators, the industrialized world is going through a mental health crisis. According to
Michael Burda on the silent real depreciation within the Eurozone relative to Germany and the slow rebalancing over the past decade Time for some good news! Southern Europe seems to
Daron Acemoglu questions optimism about the productivity gains from AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured imaginations, with the promise of human-like machines and boundless productivity growth. Some of these predictions
Alan Kirman writes to us about Gaza, French politics, climate change, and the Paris métro Well, this was going to be a Letter with some reflections on what has been
Daron Acemoglu describes four possible futures for AI in education In the decades to come, late 2022 and early 2023 may be remembered as a first step in a generative
Michael Burda on the effects of the Russian invasion on the German economy, 16 months later Re-reading my missive of 2022, I was surprised at my despair that the Russian
Daron Acemoglu writes about the return of industrial policy in the United States Industrial policy is back. But in a very different form than before. The term refers to
Alan Kirman on climate change, inflation, French politics and the cultural heritage of the baguette. Each year recently, I have concluded this letter with the hope that the next will
Sir Partha Dasgupta, RES Past President, answers our questions about biodiversity and his landmark Review. How did you come to write the Review? In April 2019 I was invited by
Alvin Birdi and Caroline Elliott discuss the pivot to teaching online and the Economics Network’s response. In the July 2020 newsletter, we wrote about the move to predominantly online teaching
James Banks, Heidi Karjalainen, and Carol Propper consider how the Covid-19 recession will influence future health. At the end of 2020, the UK economy had shrunk by just under 10%,
Publications have long been one important method of evaluating academic performance. The pros and cons of this, as well as strengths and weaknesses in the procedure, have often been discussed
Covid-19 has taught us that, while we are all in the same storm, we are not in the same boat. The pandemic has exposed and intensified inequalities in many areas
