In 100 Years

Leading Economists Predict the Future
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-262-52834-4
Verlag: MIT Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

Reihe: The MIT Press

In this book, ten prominent economists—including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates—offer their ideas about what the future might hold in 100 years.This pithy and engaging volume shows that economists may be better equipped to predict the future than science fiction writers. Economists' ideas, based on both theory and practice, reflect their knowledge of the laws of human interactions as well as years of experimentation and reflection. Although perhaps not as screenplay-ready as a work of fiction, these economists' predictions are ready for their close-ups. In this book, ten prominent economists—including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates—offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century.In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and wages, the continuing increase in inequality, the economic rise of China and India, the endlessly repeating cycle of crisis and (projected) recovery, the benefits of technology, the economic consequences of political extremism, and the long-range effects of climate change. For example, 2013 Nobelist Robert Shiller provides an innovative view of future risk management methods using information technology; and Martin Weitzman raises the intriguing but alarming possibility of using geoengineering techniques to mitigate the inevitable effects of climate change.Contributors
Daron Acemoglu, Angus Deaton, Avinash K. Dixit, Edward L. Glaeser, Andreu Mas-Colell, John E. Roemer, Alvin E. Roth, Robert J. Shiller, Robert M. Solow, Martin L. Weitzman

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio

Weitere Mitwirkende

Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio

Acemoglu, Daron

Deaton, Angus

Dixit, Avinash K.

Glaeser, Edward L.

Mas-Colell, Andreu

Roemer, John

Roth, Alvin E.

Shiller, Robert J.

Solow, Robert M.

Weitzman, Martin L.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Acemoglu, Daron
Daron Acemoglu is Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics at MIT and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio
Ignacio Palacios-Huerta is Professor of Management and Strategy at the London School of Economics.

Shiller, Robert J.
Robert J. Shiller is Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University. He is the author of Finance and the Good Society and other books.

Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio
Ignacio Palacios-Huerta is Professor of Management and Strategy at the London School of Economics.

Solow, Robert M.
Robert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics.

Ignacio Palacios-Huerta is Professor of Management and Strategy at the London School of Economics.