The Big View

Daron Acemoglu has spent years studying the origins of prosperity. Now he says the institutions, laws and freedoms that made the West rich are under threat. On this episode of The Big View, the Nobel laureate tells Peter Thal Larsen why any solution starts with the working class.

Daron Acemoglu: What Happened to Liberal Democracy?

Nobel Lecture

Daron Acemoglu, David Autor and Simon Johnson: Building Pro-Worker Artificial Intelligence

The Big View: Carl Benedikt Frey

The Big View: Mariana Mazzucato

The Big View: Branko Milanovic

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The world’s second-largest economy experienced the largest credit boom and bust in recent history. On this episode of The Big View, Logan Wright of Rhodium Group explains why debt, deflation, slow growth and industrial overcapacity will be hard to shift in the People’s Republic.

Logan Wright: “Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What it Means for the World”

Rhodium Group: China’s “New” Strategic Industries Will Not Produce 5% GDP Growth

The Big View: Making sense of China’s big economic reboot

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It’s 20 years since the economist Nicholas Stern made the financial case for stopping global warming. Though temperatures have risen, green energy is cheaper. In this episode of The Big View, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that needed investments can boost the economy and the planet.

Nicholas Stern: “The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action”

The Big View: Peering behind the dark clouds of climate change

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The global consulting firm is using artificial intelligence while advising clients on rolling it out. In this episode of The Big View, finance chief Yuval Atsmon talks to Peter Thal Larsen about taming token bills, the threat to jobs, and the new appeal of generalists.

The Big View: OpenAI’s curious business conundrum⁠

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The €40 bln Saint-Gobain counters geopolitical divisions by emphasising local management and production. In this episode of The Big View, CEO Benoît Bazin tells Peter Thal Larsen why the 361-year-old company can keep expanding, and which countries he is targeting next.

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