Interesting Items 8/7

Steven Pinker on the Science vs. Humanities Debate

http://www.newrepublic.com/node/114127/print

The Pay Is Too Damn Low by James Surowiecki

Justin Yifu Lin on China’s Growth Prospects

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/growth-and-the-chinese-economy-s-latecomer-advantage-by-justin-yifu-lin

A BRICS Bank?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-08-05/a-brics-bank-needs-a-sense-of-purpose-to-succeed.html

BOE Adopts Forward Guidance

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-07/boe-links-interest-rate-path-to-unemployment-with-7-threshold.html