Category Archives: Technology

Pandenomics Revisited – Podcast

Posted on December 18, 2022 by markcliffe

Back in April 2020, only a few weeks into the Covid-19 pandemic, I published a report entitled “Pandenomics – 15 Ways that Covid-19 could change the world”, with a subsequent spinoff for the CEPR’s VoxEU. Now that the pandemic is … Continue reading →

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GDP – a Digital Remix

Posted on October 24, 2019 by markcliffe

In a recent article for Project Syndicate, I argue that more than a decade after the global financial crisis, macroeconomists have failed to absorb three crucial sets of lessons. The models that most are using are still struggling to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Growth, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Technology | Tagged Digital, E-commerce, Economics, growth, Innovation, Investment, Productivity, Technology, US | 1 Comment

Time for Macroeconomics to be Remastered

Posted on September 10, 2019 by markcliffe

A decade on from the financial crisis, economists have still to learn three crucial sets of lessons. Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Forecasting, Inequality, Macroeconomics, Politics, Sustainability, Technology | Tagged Economic Forecasting, Economics, Globalization, growth, Policy, Politics, Technology | Leave a comment

Forecasting is Fallible, But Necessary

Posted on November 25, 2018 by markcliffe

In my first piece for Project Syndicate I build on my earlier post on the lessons for economic forecasters. The subtitle of their post prompted some questions about the usefulness of big data. There’s no doubt that economic forecasters can … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Economic Forecasting, Fintech, Innovation, Macro, Macroeconomics, Network economics, Politics, Technology | Tagged Big Data, Economic Forecasting, Economics, Innovation, Technology | Leave a comment

Future of Banking – digital disruption, digital diversity

Posted on September 3, 2018 by markcliffe

In this video for Oracle, I discuss the future of banking. Digitalisation means that banks will have to figure out how to best use data and combine it creatively with external data sources to provide better and more holistic services to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Digital, Fintech, Innovation, Network economics, Platforms, Technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Digital, Innovation, Network economics, Platforms, saving, Technology | Leave a comment

Machine, Platform, Crowd – Book Review

Posted on June 28, 2017 by markcliffe

Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson have done it again. ‘Machine, Platform, Crowd’ is a lucid and timely exploration of three powerful trends unleashed by the digital revolution. They describe the ‘three rebalancings’: first, as machine learning either complements or supplants … Continue reading →

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How our mobiles could make us rich

Posted on March 14, 2017 by markcliffe

Our mobiles could help us lead richer lives – this was the bold claim that I made at the recent Ignite conference in London. Based on my earlier post entitled Beyond Mobile Banking, I noted that people already say that … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Fintech, Innovation, Technology | Tagged Big Data, consumers, Design, Innovation, Mobile Banking, saving, Technology | Leave a comment

Driverless Cars – The Route to Richer, Happier Lives

Posted on May 11, 2016 by markcliffe

Driverless cars are already a reality. There’s still work to be done on the technology, and big challenges confront their widespread adoption. But there can be little doubt that they promise to be a transformative technology. Apart from boosting output … Continue reading →

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Beyond Mobile Banking – A List of 6 Ways to the Future

Posted on February 8, 2016 by markcliffe

Financial markets are in turmoil and many economists are miserable about growth prospects. But tell this to the fintech world. The outlook for mobile banking has never been brighter. Its adoption has been much faster than the internet banking that … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Technology | Tagged Big Data, consumers, Innovation, Internet of Things, Investment, Mobile Banking, Technology | 3 Comments

Globalization Disrupted : Will world trade continue to disappoint?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by markcliffe

Since the onset of the financial crisis, world trade is no longer growing twice as fast as output. I examine the reasons behind this in this presentation, an updated version of one produced to support a panel debate at a … Continue reading →