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Perceived and actual risk
Jon Danielsson, 12 December 2018

In this post, Jon Danielsson argues that as actual and perceived risk are usually negatively correlated and since almost every risk forecast model is of the perceived type, the models underestimate risk before a crisis and overestimate it after a crisis.
AI for international economists: Explosive growth in processing speed, Part 2 of 5
Richard Baldwin, 11 December 2018

In this second in a five post series, Richard Baldwin looks at Gordon Moore's famous law on the growth of computing power.
Global rebalancing
Antonio Fatás, 10 December 2018

Today the world displays smaller imbalances than at the peak of 2008. In this post, Antonio Fatas looks at the extent to which rebalancing has happened between different country groups.
The border between creation and cataclysm
Diane Coyle, 09 December 2018

Diane Colye reviews "Prosperity: better business makes the greater good" by Colin Mayer, who argues that, for the most, part big companies deserve their dismal reputation.

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Resist, rebel, and Remain

John Van Reenen, 07 December 2018

In this post, John Van Reenen argues that members of Parliament should vote down Theresa May's Brexit dealt without hesitation, creating the opportunity for a coalition of MPs to pass legislation for a People’s Vote.
Artificial intelligence for international economists (by an international economist): Part 1 of 5

Richard Baldwin, 07 December 2018

In this first in a five-post series, Richard Baldwin looks at why it is difficult for us to comprehend the explosive advancement of digital technology.
What is the half-life of economic injustice?

David Miles, 06 December 2018

In this post, David Miles uses versions of a neoclassical growth model to trace through the evolution of economic injustice over time.
A long view of globalisation in short: The New Globalisation, Part 5 of 5

Richard Baldwin, 05 December 2018

In the final post in the series, Richard Baldwin looks at how globalisation made a second leap in the late 20th century, when ICT radically lowered the cost of moving ideas internationally, not just goods.
The extraordinary story of Britain’s early efforts to finance the First World War

Michael Anson, Norma Cohen, Alastair Owens, Dan Todman, 04 December 2018

In this post, Michael Anson, Norma Cohen, Alastair Owens and Daniel Todman describe how research analysing the Bank of England's ledgers reveals the startling truth about the failure of the first bond issue of the Great War and the extraordinary role of the Bank in covering and then concealing the shortfall in funds.

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