The future of developing countries is in services as that is where the jobs will be. Enhancing productivity in labor-absorbing services must be an essential priority, for reasons…
December 8, 2023, Opinion: "Manufacturing industries are no longer the labor-absorbing sectors they used to be, and that is a big problem for developed and developing economies…
September 2023, Paper: "Industrial policy is experiencing a global resurgence. The governments of Brazil, the European Union, South Africa, and the United States are just a few of…
August 2023, Paper: "There are few economic policies that generate more kneejerk opposition from economists than industrial policy. This has not stopped governments from making…
August 4, 2023, Opinion: "In the past, economists assessing the performance of industrial policies often focused on indicators such as import tariffs, capturing only limited…
The United Kingdom faces a good-jobs challenge. The British economy falls short on inequality metrics on the one hand, and average household disposable income levels on the other…
March 2023, Paper: "We are today in the midst of a transition away from what has come to be called “neoliberalism,” with much uncertainty about what will replace it. We might…
March 9, 2023, Opinion: "With hyper-globalization in decline, the world has an opportunity to right the wrongs of neoliberalism and build an international order based on a vision…
October 12, 2022, Opinion: "Enhancing productivity in services is notoriously difficult, and it is often impeded by a myriad of well-meaning licensing, safety, and other…
September 28, 2022, Opinion: "For decades the service sector has driven the economy in the United States. Is there a role for industrial policy in sustaining this growth? Dani…
