De beste econoom
The best economist of our age pic.twitter.com/mRUe7DOZvN
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 21, 2017
Robot angst
Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot is a parkour master https://t.co/6jlrVMNJ2r by @etherington pic.twitter.com/XeNzCFSRyH
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) November 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/Birdyword/status/931463858312577025
“Ladies and gentlemen, I have news for you: the robots are not taking over the world. Humans are still in charge” https://t.co/I9adSYOtH2
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 19, 2017
Pluto-populisme: hoe Trump de macht houdt
‘Pluto-populism’: How does a political party dedicated to the material interests of the top 0.1% of the income distribution win and hold power in a universal suffrage democracy? — Martin Wolf https://t.co/sJTyCsSxHk
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 22, 2017
Nieuw is niet altijd beter
Hmm… bij onze AH zijn een paar kassa’s weggehaald en mag je zelf je eigen robot worden:
– ‘Gaat u pinnen meneer, dan kunt u hier zelf uw boodschappen scannen en afrekenen?’
– ‘Eh… waarom zou ik dat willen? Geef mij maar een cassière’ pic.twitter.com/w24XuA1C7X— Robert Went (@went1955) November 18, 2017
Recent attacks on Silicon Valley are justified. An industry once lauded for tackling the world’s biggest problems has forgotten about the people who truly need help https://t.co/hwGjGnuGpo
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 20, 2017
Nice! Our love affair with digital is over: thankfully, the analog world is still here, actually contributes to the real places where we live, and excels particularly well at encouraging human interaction https://t.co/hGkYcHtjcL
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 18, 2017
Voorbij het BBP
GDP: Economists and statisticians are beginning to accept that our framework for economic statistics needs to change — @DianeCoyle1859 https://t.co/m2Ghn5DPlq
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 16, 2017
Regionaal economisch beleid
What happens to a place after it's left behind by the modern economy? In Blackpool, a quietly unfolding health disaster. But – in the face of necessity – people on the ground are trying new ideas to turn things around. #longread by @jburnmurdoch and me https://t.co/RTzuPQmlLr pic.twitter.com/E9SQie7cdL
— Sarah O'Connor (@sarahoconnor_) November 16, 2017
Stedelijke regio’s als motoren van economische groei — Nieuwe @Leefomgeving studie van @ottoraspe e.a. — https://t.co/2BAquKkTkh pic.twitter.com/Bd8usaNY9g
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 16, 2017
Gehandicapten de sigaar
Het kabinet wil gehandicapten laten werken onder het minimumloon. Gemeenten maken zich zorgen, ondernemers ook: ‘Wat is in godsnaam de gedachte achter dit verhaal?’ https://t.co/OiA7WVI6ZM
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 16, 2017
Globalisering redden
Hoe econoom Dani Rodrik globalisering wil redden van haar cheerleaders — Mijn nieuwste op @FTM_nl — https://t.co/5vAaM9JW56
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 20, 2017
De rijken worden rijker
New report Credit Suisse: ‘The world’s richest people have seen their share of the globe’s total wealth increase from 42.5% at the height of the 2008 financial crisis to 50.1% now https://t.co/Qa40RKYOUi
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 14, 2017
It is so hard to be a billionaire these days! A new yacht can cost $300 million. And you wouldn’t believe what a pastry chef earns https://t.co/UTyiVHInEA
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 16, 2017
For the last fourteen years, capital income is the sole driver of the income of the top 1 percent in the US — @MattBruenig — https://t.co/JUdDD3HjxE pic.twitter.com/CKjKQ8t2QI
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 20, 2017
Verlaging van belasting op bedrijfswinsten is weggegooid geld : sinds 1980 gaapt een steeds grotere kloof tussen winst en investeringen — @PaulTdeBeer in FD — https://t.co/MXpIcMssSy pic.twitter.com/UHZHsjPaQs
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 20, 2017
This! ‘If you tax the rich, they won't leave. US data contradicts millionaires' threats’ https://t.co/CZzVb9vRlb
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 20, 2017
Leestip
Leestip: “Hallo Robot” over de wetenschap en techniek achter robots. Daarin o.a. een interview met projectlid @went1955 over de noodzaak van een ‘inclusieve robotagenda’ pic.twitter.com/1TayUzMS4l
— WRR Toekomst Werk (@WrrToekomstwerk) November 17, 2017
Broadchurch
‘The future is not inevitable, it’s down to you’ — Broadchurch, episode #3.6 pic.twitter.com/jEpGfa89jw
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 18, 2017
De illusie van krimp
The illusion of “degrowth” in a poor and unequal world — @BrankoMilan — https://t.co/5dfU3Qtl6h pic.twitter.com/fy1QLP5xJn
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 18, 2017
Pareto efficiëntie
Pareto optimal — @SMBCComics pic.twitter.com/amkRiZ3BHN
— Robert Went (@went1955) November 19, 2017
