Attention Economy


Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Economics - Theory versus Reality

Economists need to get their story straight on immigration
https://www.ft.com/content/2bb60c40-efe1-48d1-9c9e-b9ff672ce349
Focusing on the impact on the wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow
 
The benefits and limits of privatization
https://www.ft.com/content/ec1c26ff-b6fc-4dc0-b0ac-7d26d6179788
We can draw important lessons from the UK’s varied experience
 
Counting the cost of bowling alone
https://www.ft.com/content/97c1044d-141a-42fb-a47a-672ddb9512c4
Malign neglect of social capital sowed the seeds of many of our largest problems