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Tag Archives: Digital
New Horizons Beyond ING
My New Favourite Mug Leaving in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown is somehow fittingly strange and unexpected. My 22 years at ING, mostly as Chief Economist, marked an unforgettable period of shocks in economics, politics, technology, society and, … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Forecasting, Macroeconomics, Pandemic
Tagged Digital, Economic Forecasting, Green, New Abnormal, Social
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Sustainable Recovery Must Be More Than Green
In an article for Project Syndicate, entitled “A Sustainable Recovery Must Be More Than Green” I argue that climate action needs to be closely tied to the urgent need to protect jobs and livelihoods. Otherwise, it risks becoming yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Macroeconomics, Pandemic, Politics, Sustainability
Tagged Climate Change, Covid-19, Digital, Economics, employment, fiscal policy, Globalization, growth, Pandemic, Politics, Sustainability, Technology
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Pandenomics – 15 ways that Covid-19 could change the world
The Covid-19 pandemic leaves us wrestling with a callous calculus: a crude and capricious trade-off between the tragic and huge loss of life and the many more livelihoods that will be lost. We are nowhere near knowing how bad it … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomics, Politics, Sustainability
Tagged China, consumers, Covid-19, Digital, Economics, employment, EU, financial markets, fiscal policy, Globalization, growth, Innovation, Interest rates, monetary policy, Pandemics, Policy, regulation, Sustainability, Technology, Trade, US
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GDP – a Digital Remix
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
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The Circular Economy’s Six ‘C’ Challenge
Why isn’t the circular economy taking off faster? Market forces alone plainly aren’t enough. There are six ‘C’ challenges, three from the demand side, and three from the supply side. Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Sustainability
Tagged Circular Economy, Design, Digital, E-commerce, Economics, Innovation, Investment, Natural Resources, Platforms, Policy, Productivity, regulation, Technology
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Future of Banking – digital disruption, digital diversity
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
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Machine, Platform, Crowd – Book Review
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
Posted in Innovation, Macroeconomics, Platforms, Technology
Tagged consumers, Digital, Macroeconomics, Network economics, Platforms, Technology
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