Vox runs a longish interview with Paul Krugman, who has some interesting insights on a number of issues that are regularly featured on AEIdeas. The Q&A between Krugman and journalist Ezra Klein is worth reading just for the back-and-forth about what the economist and New York Times columnist thinks is really happening with automation, innovation, and US productivity growth.
Krugman sides with techno-pessimist Robert Gordon when it comes to dismissing claims that old-fashioned productivity stats are missing more growth than they used to. For instance, kitchens — a place where we spend a lot of time and do a lot […]
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