INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

The world economy is in crisis again. If we look back 80 years, we might be able to fix it

The historic Bretton Woods summit shaped a golden era of growth. This year’s G20 could be our equivalent, says academic and economist Michael Jacobs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Economists warn electing far-right Milei would spell ‘devastation’ for Argentina

More than 100 economists including Thomas Piketty and Jayati Ghosh publish open letter ahead of country’s 19 November election

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2023

OPINION - Rishi Sunak in conversation with Elon Musk went exactly as you'd expect

Artificial intelligence taking all of our jobs was perhaps not the headline Rishi Sunak was hoping for at the end of the two-day, AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. But once you invite Elon Musk onto the stage, you somewhat surrender your news cycle to his whims.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

From Oppenheimer to Milton Friedman: how the Cold War battle of economic ideas shaped our world

Is Oppenheimer a movie for our time, reminding us of the tensions, dangers and conflicts of the old Cold War while a new one threatens to break out?

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023

Interest rates: the case for cutting them permanently to zero

In 1937 the English economist Joan Robinson proposed that “when capitalism is rightly understood, the rate of interest will be set at zero and the major evils of capitalism will disappear”. John Maynard Keynes, who had taught Robinson, suggested something similar a year earlier in slightly more qualified and technical…

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023

Raghuram Rajan: the banker who warned of meltdown in 2005

The former governor of India’s central bank now steers a tricky course between supporting free markets and campaigning against unfettered risk-taking

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

The Guardian view on pricing power: it’s about firms’ strength and profiteering

Editorial: For the first time since Covid, businesses are most to blame for the UK’s high inflation rates. But ministers are doing little about it

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

The True Cost of an Extended US Debt-Ceiling Standoff

Recurring struggles over the borrowing limit undermine the status of the US as an economic superpower.

Businessweek · May 18, 2023

AI will end the west’s weak productivity and low growth. But who exactly will benefit?

The clock is ticking on the development of policy to meet this huge societal challenge, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Will AI Actually Mean We’ll Be Able to Work Less?

The idea that tech will free us from drudgery is an attractive narrative, but history tells a different story

The Walrus · Mar 16, 2023