[amazon_link id=”0691166528″ target=”_blank” ]The Little Big Number: how GDP came to rule the world and what to do about it[/amazon_link] by Dirk Philipsen is out next month. As a GDP-afficionado, I was eager to read it and found it an … Continue reading
On the train to Manchester this morning I finished a terrific book I should really have read long ago. I’m very glad I finally have. It’s Morten Jerven’s [amazon_link id=”080147860X” target=”_blank” ]Poor Numbers: how we are misled by African development … Continue reading
Late last week I attended a special IARIW-OECD conference on the future of the national accounts, and don’t tune out – it was fascinating. I’ll write up my own talk soon: one of my two main themes was that whatever … Continue reading
Mine is the kind of household where we spent Sunday afternoon eagerly waiting for the announcement about the rebasing of Nigeria’s GDP, or in other words the updating of the weights on the different components that add up to GDP … Continue reading
Tyler Cowen has reviewed my new book, [amazon_link id=”0691156794″ target=”_blank” ]GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History[/amazon_link] for the Washington Post – favourably, I’m relieved to say, as he’s such an astute reader. I’m halfway through the other book he covers, Zachary … Continue reading
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