
Michael Spence
Michael Spence, a Nobel laureate in economics, is Professor of Economics Emeritus and a former dean of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Senior Adviser to General Atlantic, and Chairman of the firm’s Global Growth Institute. He is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Asia Global Institute and serves on the Academic Committee at Luohan Academy. He is a former chair of the Commission on Growth and Development and the author of The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World (Macmillan Publishers, 2012).
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Action on Planet and People Depends on Growth
Action on Planet and People Depends on Growth
Sep 13, 2023 Michael Spence, et al. tally the costs of advancing the twin imperatives of boosting living standards and achieving sustainability.
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AI and the Productivity Imperative
AI and the Productivity Imperative
Aug 9, 2023 Michael Spence sees vast potential for broad-based economic growth in novel applications of large language models.
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The Governance Threat to Prosperity
The Governance Threat to Prosperity
Jun 28, 2023 Michael Spence highlights the importance of consensus and continuity in fostering inclusive economic growth.
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In Defense of Industrial Policy
In Defense of Industrial Policy
May 5, 2023 Michael Spence justifies government intervention to alter market outcomes – and explains the right way to go about it.
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Destructive Decoupling
Destructive Decoupling
Mar 30, 2023 Michael Spence tallies the costs of the global economic fragmentation that the US-China rivalry has set in motion.