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Economics / economic policy, economic theory, Federal Reserve Board, inflation expectations, Jeremy Judd /

And Now For Something Completely Different …

October 4, 2021

My summer of research is almost over. The season here in Vermont is changing and the view from our window will soon be dominated by the brilliant autumnal colors our region is famous for. All is both regular and well. Sort of. Perhaps there’s something in the water down there in New York. There are rumblings […]

Commentary, Economics / artificial intelligence, complexity, George Dyson, technology /

Who’s In Charge: Us or our Technology?

August 23, 2021

So who is in charge? Who controls the flow of technology? Is it us? Or does the technology now control us? We live in a technology infused world. Our current civilization sits on a foundation accumulated through the past few centuries and built of machine power. We cannot separate ourselves from this cumulative support system […]

Commentary, Economics /

Diversity in Economics

August 18, 2021

In this case geographical diversity. Dani Rodrik has brought to our attention a rather serious problem within the economics profession: it is still dominated by people living and working in the West. As a consequence it has a decided bias towards issues that are of significant interest to the West. This is, of course, not news […]

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