Connor O’Brien
@cojobrien
Research @InnovateEconomy. Fellow @rootsofprogress. Thinking about: progress, dynamism, immigration, cities, industrial policy, the NY Mets. Definite optimist.
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http://www.cojobrien.com 26-10-2011 01:09:58
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Noncompetes for lower- and middle-wage workers are atrocious, humiliating, and obviously bad for economic dynamism. Excellent piece from Amelia Pollard, James Fontanella-Khan, and @anjliraval: on.ft.com/4d3cSiz
Exciting opportunity to come build an initiative at Federation of American Scientists🔬 focused on transforming government capacity, working alongside me, senior fellows Jennifer Pahlka, Cristin Dorgelo, and the rest of our fantastic team.
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In a new Q&A with Connor O’Brien, Joe Studwell discusses the US industrial policy debate:
'If we then think of developed countries presently toying with the idea of renewed industrial policy—the UK or the US—the challenge is more difficult for two reasons...'
Given the effect of How Asia Works, I'm really looking forward to Studwell's book on African development (via Connor O’Brien: eig.org/joe-studwell-q…):
Excited to teach the first ever University of Oxford seminar to combine top AI builders + philosophers w/ Prof Philipp Koralus
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