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Earnings without Economic Development

As the job market evolves, the prospects for secure and well-paying employment are dwindling, leaving many to grapple with insecure and…

3 min readMar 8, 2023

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Earnings without Economic Development

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Econdev_Wonk

Could the new “Zoom Towns” change the nature of talent clusters?

Alpha cities, such as New York, London, Dubai, Beijing, Bengaluru or Singapore, benefit from an endless inflow of highly skilled talent &…

3 min readMar 17, 2021

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Could the new “Zoom Towns” change the nature of talent clusters?

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Econdev_Wonk

Taking the guess-work out of economic development incentives using technology

Amazon hit the headlines in 2017 when it was reported that the company hoped to pick up a US$1 billion of benefits as it scouted a…

3 min readNov 18, 2020

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Taking the guess-work out of economic development incentives using technology

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Econdev_Wonk

How do regions attract inbound investments in the era of ‘remote work’?

The great remote work experiment is changing the way companies think about their talent acquisition. Many workplaces will not return to the…

4 min readOct 5, 2020

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How do regions attract inbound investments in the era of ‘remote work’?

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Econdev_Wonk

India’s dream to overnight emerge as a powerful and efficient alternative for global firms who…

Amid escalating border tensions, India is staging a trade war of sorts against China. But what the Narendra Modi government is trying to…

4 min readSep 3, 2020

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Econdev_Wonk

US chip industry plots route back to homegrown production

The last time that US chip companies came cap in hand to Washington, in the mid-1980s, they were reeling from an onslaught from Japan.

5 min readAug 3, 2020

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US chip industry plots route back to homegrown production

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Econdev_Wonk

Reshoring: Reality or pipe dream?

Are developed economies ready for re-shoring; The ultimate decision lies with the consumers’ will to pay the reshoring premium. But its…

5 min readJul 26, 2020

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Reshoring: Reality or pipe dream?

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Econdev_Wonk

The causal effects of R&D grants

The use of government funding to stimulate private research and development (R&D) is a broadly accepted remedy to private underinvestment…

7 min readJul 20, 2020

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The causal effects of R&D grants

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Econdev_Wonk

The world is blowing its chance to “build back better” from Covid-19

Global economic crises have historically presented a critical opening for government investment in the climate. In 2009, for example, the…

1 min readJul 16, 2020

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The world is blowing its chance to “build back better” from Covid-19

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Econdev_Wonk

How much trade is dodging Trump’s China tariffs?

Over the last two years, President Donald Trump has raised taxes on US imports from China by more than 500%.

9 min readJul 13, 2020

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Econdev_Wonk

Econdev_Wonk

I stick to short form ( broke this). Disclaimer: Master of the Double Think and swear by Serendipity. Frontin & Flexin for Kavan Bhandary

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