Manufacturing
Getting the ‘China Shock’ Right
The political narrative has eclipsed the actual economics, and that’s a policy problem today.
On ‘Making Things’
Promoting manufacturing isn’t as simple (or desirable) as it might sound.
Some of My Big 2024 Questions
Will we avoid a recession? Will China’s recovery continue to fizzle? Is this the year for AI? And more.
Everything You Think You Know About ‘Offshoring’ Is (Probably) Wrong
It can boost American capacity, jobs, and—most importantly—innovation.
Enough Already With the Toddler Economics
A good outcome doesn’t mean good economics, regardless of what you call it.
When ‘Success’ Breeds (Even Bigger) Failure
Lessons from South Korea and Germany on the unseen perils of mercantilist industrial policy.