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Nice piece by @asvalero.bsky.social & @johnvanreenen.bsky.social making the case for green industrial policy in the UK
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
A new special edition of @IPPR Progressive Review on modern supply side economics is out today. Includes my piece with @johnvanreenen.bsky.social on how to embed green industrial policy in a growth strategy, and lots more...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25732331...
The issue features pieces from UK and intl leading thinkers on all aspects of the new emerging economic consensus
Including
π@drodrik.bsky.social & @huwspencer.bsky.social on productivism
πGreg Clark MP, David Edgerton, @asvalero.bsky.social & @johnvanreenen.bsky.social on industrial strategy
That's how to do it, America.
New post: The case for increasing government debt to green the economy is greater than for increasing debt during the pandemic
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-...
Yet strangely we do not seem to be having this conversation about the biggest global crisis facing the world today.
Y'days post: How a Labour government could be the tipping point for public discussion about immigration mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2023/12/how-...
Any government that talks the talk on reducing immigration but fails to bring numbers down to protect the economy is storing up trouble for itself.
Today we launched The Productivity Agenda a paper edited by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & featuring content from experts on UK productivity. Great panel event & video will be available soon. In the meantime, here is the publication www.productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/u... #productivityweek
How to embed green industrial policy in a UK growth strategy buff.ly/47AOf9P My new piece for @IPPR volume with @asvalero @poid_lse @cep_lse
Chronic under-investment in capital and skills has led to 15 years of productivity slowdown in the UK. New POID/CEP analysis from @johnvanreenen.bsky.social and Xuyi Yang: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/publica...
Start the week with some productivity analysis. @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @asvalero.bsky.social Monday 27th November 13.00-14.00 cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/events/...
My response to the #AutumnStatement buff.ly/46tgNkb with @poid_lse @asvalero @LSEpoliticsblog Much more to tackle growth needed. To find out how come to our event on Monday buff.ly/3GfsUGM