Daron Acemoglu's youth in Turkey produced early lessons on the inextricable link between economics and politics.
"US President Joe Biden's plan to overhaul America's outdated and self-defeating corporate-tax structure is as bold as it is necessary."
"We're not training workers for the new types of jobs that may exist."
"With misinformation rising...we may not have the right tools to keep the state in check. Yet we do not have the luxury not to try."
"...the first priority for the federal government today must be to rebuild public trust after decades of growing estrangement."
“Good” automation generates large productivity increases [and] leads to the creation of many new tasks (and therefore jobs) for humans.
"Less concentration in social media is important. But the benefits to society depend on how the ownership of personal data will be regulated."
Good jobs for those without a college degree have been disappearing...this trend will not reverse itself without an overhaul of economic policy.
US and European experts discuss internet giants, and Google's dominance of search and operating practices.
"I proposed gradual radicalism as a prescription for addressing the urgent challenges facing the US."
