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"Income growth for high-earning households, have far more impact on total growth than that of lower-earning households." Narrowly focusing on GDP growth overlooks concerns over inequality. #TechPolicy19w2 Via FT ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/07/26/153…

Interesting to note how New Zealand's Living Standards Framework (LSF) aims to improve wellbeing across population groups, e.g. amongst Māori populations. Keen to see how this policy plays out... bit.ly/33XdMsE #techpolicy19w2

If in 1790 England sent tons of its coal to China to be stored for development of new industries, it would be seen as quite worrisome. Yet we all send data, the coal of 21st century, to a completely different country on daily basis. #TechPolicy19w2 @TechPolicyMPhil

GDP does not capture non-market factors such as health, inequality, and sustainability. IMF attempts to capture these factors by extending the work of Charles Jones and Peter Klenow and create a well-being index. #techpolicy19w2 blogs.imf.org/2018/03/07/wel…

@DianeCoyle1859 nails down what I call structural inefficiencies in the diffusion of science [Said a Science Advisory Council member to me the other day]: There are thousands of new scientific papers to advise on, but only a handful of people in the council. #techpolicy19w2

Creating a market where none existed, and one that is rooted in sustainability could be the best way we counter the ills that we are doing to the environment presently. impactalpha.com/terra-silva-ha… #techpolicy19w2

Thoughts on the controversial rooting of "stock for all"? pbs.org/newshour/econo… As relates to thoughts on a potentially narrow focus on GDP and widening inequality gaps. #techpolicy19w2

The degree of focus which we give to GDP as a tool to influence policy should be proportionate - no indicator is a perfect measure, and no indicator should be the only measure on which decisions of this magnitude are based. @TechPolicyMPhil #techpolicy19w2 #techpol19w2

Can we continue using Global GDP as a measure of economic strength? A downgrade in Global Growth does NOT mean economic recession. This measure might not be adequate anymore for capturing the fast-paced expansion of emerging economies. #techpolicy19w2 ft.com/content/6138e2…

There is a tradeoff between GDP growth and sustainability. How much could be compromised for GDP growth? How much should be compensated for that then? These are practical questions to the policy-makers, especially in developing countries. #techpolicy19w2

with all the imperfections of GDP as metric for economic well-being, it is time to think about how big data can help us quantifying economic growth, equality, and sustainability #techpolicy19w2 worldeconomics.com/Blogs/Can%20Bi…

In a finite world, substance is limited. However, services and knowledge would never reach the limit. Compare to the fixed money earned from producing a car, the services extended from the car are unlimited.#techpolicy19w2 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

"Germany’s economic golden age seems to be coming to an end ..." An illustrative piece on the limits to constant economic growth in an interdependent world. economist.com/europe/2019/10… #techpolicy19w2

An interesting development in my home country Australia, where engineers and engineering consultancies are ditching the profitable fossil fuels sector... A real life example of the sustainability vs profit debate #techpolicy19w2 ⁦@TechPolicyMPhil⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Progress=growth*equitable growth *sustainability. One w/o the other causes progress to diminish. Hope comes from optimizing each for gains in the others. With savings of $500m, value can be transferred for continued progress elsewhere. #techpolicy19w2 airforcemag.com/MagazineArchiv…

“We were all celebrating, and we wake up the next morning and find a 25 percent tariff overnight has been injected...” When technology as ancient as single malt whiskey falls prey to Trump’s fitful trade policy - nytimes.com/2019/10/17/bus… #techpolicy19w2

Taxing the wealthy heavily seems to be a common action to take for governments. But does it actually address the root cause of the economic inequality or does it mislead the public to perceive that the problem was caused by the rich? #techpolicy19w2 ⁦ bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Radical Op Ed: Green growth is untenable in the forseeable future: “Economic growth, democracy and CO2 have always been intertwined. [...]. Can democracy survive without carbon?” ft.com/content/47b091… #techpolicy19w2

If the ultimate goal of economy growth is back to human wellbeing, multiple indicators of social welfare are necessary to be emphasized differently according to the priorities, urgencies and development stage of different countries. #techpolicy19w2 hbr.org/2019/10/gdp-is…

A broader indicator to measure growth, inclusivity, equity and sustainability. weforum.org/agenda/2018/01… @TechPolicyMPhil #techpolicy19w2