Murray Sherwin

[Ben Southwood @bswud]

This is my shadow measure of state capacity. The higher, the better your political culture and institutions.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Economic growth: China vs. Poland

[Bart van Ark @bart_ark]

Great news to see @hmtreasury create an excellent team of advisors focusing on #EconomicGrowth and renewal. The appointment of @johnvanreenen and @asvalero promises #productivity to be at the core of this. @TPIProductivity
https://t.co/MPenJ2RHg5

[NBER @nberpubs]

An evaluation of claims about large macroeconomic implications of new advances in AI finds a 0.66 percent increase in total factor productivity over 10 years, from @DrDaronAcemoglu https://t.co/8VYks1sUom

[Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh]

Low productivity is the UK's foundational economic problem - follow @EconObservatory for #ElectionEconomics charts, maps & expert commentary on many other big challenges from economists across the country, #GE2024Economists #IdeasfortheUK

[Murray Sherwin @masSherwin]

I have only a measly 50 billion Z dollar note. It was issued on 15 May 2008, but has an expiry date of31 December 2008 printed on it.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, began in February 2007 and reached its peak in mid-November 2008

Here are the banknotes

https://t.co/EQ3FmBEdyM

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

Chronic underinvestment – lack of knowledge diffusion – institutional fragmentation

Three critical elements holding back the productivity of people, firms and places in the UK.

Discover more by reading The Productivity Agenda: https://t.co/bMMWYQRqVq
#productivityagenda

[Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog]

« How can open, effective competition and targeted, effective regulation together drive the productivity, #innovation and growth that the economy needs? » https://t.co/DApdzLvqOa

[Murray Sherwin @masSherwin]

Another great piece from Dave Heatley.

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

Productivity doesn't just matter only as a means to boost economic growth, but also to sustain and improve people’s living standards over time and ensure that the benefits of a vibrant economy are shared.
This is a key message from the #productivityagenda: https://t.co/bMMWYQRqVq

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

The productivity J-curve is discussed in @DianeCoyle1859's #productivityagenda chapter about digitalisation and AI.
"If this is correct, the productivity dividend from recent digital innovations will eventually arrive." https://t.co/bMMWYQRqVq

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

What is Baumol cost disease? Services sector, particularly labour-intensive services like the public sector, experience continually rising costs while productivity is stagnant.
Read @bart_ark, Joel Hoskins & @jorden_nina's #productivityagenda chapter: https://t.co/bMMWYQRqVq

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

What are the links between R&D, innovation & productivity? This blog looks at insights from @RichardALJones' chapter of the #productivityagenda, as well as Productivity Puzzles eps. w/ @PilatSTI, @POID_LSE's @asvalero & @GI_Index's Sacha Wunsch Vincent. https://t.co/QFxjQmY73G

[Grantham LSE @GRI_LSE]

UK should increase annual public investment by 1% of GDP to deliver on the need to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, and to be economically productive, efficient and competitive in the future says new report 👇🏾
https://t.co/9s31QOhbPh

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

ICYMI: China as the world’s sole manufacturing’s superpower
Cc: @voxeu @cepr_org @IMD_Bschool @SimonEvenett @snlester @TradeSplaining @genevatrade_gtp @TradeExperettes @sdonnan @AdamPosen @D_A_Irwin @ojblanchard1 @Lucian_Cernat @leemakiyama @C_Lombardelli @OECDtrade #tiva #ChinaNews

[Robert Knowles @RobertK16890265]

Oooo, look who is at the bottom of the pensions table.

[Bart van Ark @bart_ark]

It was an early wake up, but nice to engage with a panel of business leaders - all right awake - at 5.15 am!! If that is not #productivity !!

Discussion is here on @BBCSounds starting at 10:40 https://t.co/EhFoO7Dd0R

@TPIProductivity #productivityweek #ProductiveTogether

[Murray Sherwin @masSherwin]

Now there’s an idea!

[Programme on Innovation and Diffusion @POID_LSE]

Out now! A new UK policy institution for growth and productivity
By @asvalero and @bart_ark

Addressing the UK’s productivity problem requires increased long-term, investment in physical, human and intangible capital.
@TPIProductivity @CEP_LSE

Read: https://t.co/G4dWtTwaRC

[The Economic Journal @EJ_RES]

Forthcoming at EJ: ‘The Forward-Looking Effect of Increasing the Full Retirement Age' by Francesca Carta, Marta De Philippis https://t.co/3V4JOIoBZu @RoyalEconSoc @OUPEconomics #EconTwitter