Christopher Pissarides

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Christopher Pissarides is a Nobel laureate economist and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.

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Why Worry About Automation?
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Why Worry About Automation?

Dec 2, 2019 Christopher Pissarides raises three questions about the impact of today's digital technologies on the labor market.

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Don’t Squander the Techno-Revolution
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Don’t Squander the Techno-Revolution

Jul 31, 2019 Christopher Pissarides & Jacques Bughin call for proactive measures both to guide new innovations and manage their effects on labor markets.

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Embracing the New Age of Automation
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Embracing the New Age of Automation

Jan 16, 2018 Christopher Pissarides & Jacques Bughin outline five imperatives for businesses and policymakers as they confront the coming changes in labor markets.

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Is Growth Passé?

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Some suggest that the Paris climate agreement’s target for limiting global warming can be achieved only by stopping economic expansion. But there is ample room to change the quality of growth and significantly reduce its environmental impact without condemning billions of people to lives of deprivation.

The Policy Debate Europe Needs

Barry Eichengreen

How can the eurozone get the fiscal stimulus it needs, and which European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging, in the face of the refusal by some countries, starting with Germany, to run budget deficits? There is a good answer, but it doesn't involve attempting to cicumvent the intent of the ECB's statute.