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Poor states will struggle to get rich
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 18/01/2024
» For the billions of people around the world who live in countries that are not yet fully economically developed, I have some disturbing news: The very last chance for their nations to reach developed status might come in this generation.
A guide to AI safety debate after Altman's ouster
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 21/11/2023
» When it comes to artificial intelligence, one of the most commonly debated issues in the technology community is safety -- so much so that it has helped lead to the ouster of OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman, according to Bloomberg News.
Ethiopia follows China's footsteps
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 30/05/2018
» Will Ethiopia become "the China of Africa"? The question often comes up in an economic context: Ethiopia's growth rate is expected to be 8.5% this year, topping China's projected 6.5%. Over the past decade, Ethiopia has averaged about 10% growth.
What a pragmatist can hope for in talks with Kim
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 20/04/2018
» It's been confirmed that CIA director Mike Pompeo held direct talks with Kim Jong-un in North Korea, and negotiations between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump really do seem in the offing, so we need to ask how such negotiations might actually succeed.
Pyongyang playing long game, unlike Washington
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 19/10/2017
» If we think through the North Korea nuclear weapons dilemma using game theory, one aspect of the problem deserves more attention, namely the age of the country's leader, Kim Jong-un: 33. Because peaceful exile doesn't appear to be an option -- his escaping the country safely would be hard -- Mr Kim needs strategies for hanging on to power for 50 years or more. That's a tall order, but it helps us understand that his apparently crazy tactics are probably driven by some very reasonable calculations, albeit selfish and evil ones.
How China beats the US at progress with clean air
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 22/12/2016
» As Beijing and more than 20 other cities in northern China have been plunged into another winter air-pollution crisis, with choking, toxic air and many people afraid to wander outside, observers wonder when China will start making significant progress on this problem. But there is some good news, namely that when it comes to clean air improvements, China probably is ahead of the historic pace of the US at a comparable stage of economic development.
Beijing cannot prevent a real crash
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 27/10/2016
» After many years of 7-10% growth, economies tend to overheat, creating bubbles that burst. That's what happened to South Korea and Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. But China's economy keeps plugging along (though probably not at its published growth rate of 6.7%), defying the predictions of doomsaying pundits. Some indicators show a recovery this year.