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Long Covid: The Macro Version
You’ve heard about “long Covid”: people who suffer for months from fatigue, headaches and “brain fog”. This blog talks about a similar...
Marco Annunziata
Jul 31, 20214 min read


The Solution Is The Problem
The supply of government-caused crises creates its own demand for government-led rescues.
Marco Annunziata
Jul 9, 20215 min read


You Can't Go Home Again
The global economic game has changed - get used to it.
Marco Annunziata
Jun 26, 20214 min read


Four Questions That Will Shape 2021 And Beyond
Four questions that will shape our economic future: on innovation, globalization, public debt and monetary policy
Marco Annunziata
Mar 17, 20211 min read


Roaring Back Or Overheating?
Is US fiscal stimulus really too large? What are the risks to inflation and financial stability? Can technological innovation help?
Marco Annunziata
Mar 13, 20212 min read


Long Term Unemployment
Unless we steer policy, technology and education in the right direction, long term unemployment will keep rising, and inequality with it.
Marco Annunziata
Feb 7, 20213 min read


The Biden Age
How the economy fares in the Biden age will depend crucially on whether his new policies help or hinder the coming innovation boom.
Marco Annunziata
Jan 23, 20214 min read


7 Lessons And 1 Resolution
7 lessons from 2020 on technology, information, the economy, and human nature; and 1 resolution for 2021
Marco Annunziata
Dec 30, 20206 min read


Singularity University Summit: John Mellencamp and the Future of Work
Singularity University’s annual Global Summit can be both inspiring and overwhelming—this year was no exception. I love the enthusiasm...
Marco Annunziata
Aug 24, 20183 min read


The surprising key to keeping the U.S. recovery going: Manufacturing innovation
The current U.S. economic expansion is already one of the longest on record—it turned 104 (months) in February. The manufacturing sector...
Marco Annunziata
Mar 24, 20183 min read


Japan's wager
Policymakers in advanced economies are disappointed with the slow pace of wage growth. Even as the global economy accelerates and labor...
Marco Annunziata
Jan 29, 20184 min read


Out with the old
In some countries, at the end of the year people discard things that are old, ugly, broken, useless, out of fashion. In some cases they...
Marco Annunziata
Dec 15, 20174 min read
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