Blogs&Reviews

Not-so-free markets
Diane Coyle, 13 January 2020

Diane Coyle reviews Thomas Philippon’s "The Great Reversal", an accessible synthesis of his research into the empirics of US finance and competition.
Zombification is a real, not a monetary phenomenon: Exorcising the bogeyman of low interest rates
Ulrich Bindseil, Jürgen Schaaf, 10 January 2020

Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf argue that the best weapon to exorcise the evil of zombie businesses is stronger economic growth, not monetary policy.
My wish list
Charles Wyplosz, 09 January 2020

Charles Wyplosz lists ten things he would like to see happen in 2020.
The UK’s “other” big experiment: Regulating online platforms?
Cristina Caffarra, 06 January 2020

Cristina Caffarra interprets the new report from the UK's Competition & Markets Authority which articulates – for the first time anywhere – what the regulation of Google and Facebook might actually look like.

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Randomistas rule

Thorsten Beck, 25 October 2019

Thorsten Beck offers his thoughts on randomised control trials
A bit of democracy for the tech giants: Two ideas

Hans Gersbach, 18 October 2019

Hans Gersbach suggests society could deal with the self-strengthening tech giants by democratising them through giving users a say in their decisions.
Growth and civilisation

Diane Coyle, 14 October 2019

Diane Coyle's mind boggles at the level of detail in Vaclav Smil's "Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities", covering the growth dynamics of archaea and bacteria all the way to empires.
Brexit and legal traditions

Thorsten Beck, 11 October 2019

Thorsten Beck advises analysts who claim that the UK Supreme Court's decision that the prorogation of Parliament was unlawfaul represents a constitutional coup should read up on British constitutional history.
What does it mean to live in this 'Second Gilded Age'?

Bradford DeLong, 10 October 2019

Brad DeLong asks whether a society where some 30 million workers are essentially paid, directly or indirectly, by the top 0.1% can be a healthy one.