Links — 3 Oct 2019

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BruegelThomas Piketty’s New Book: Impressive Research, Problematic Solutions Jean Pisani-Ferry Harvard Business ReviewUniversities Should Be Preparing Students for the Gig Economy Diane MulcahyFast Company35% of the U.S. workforce is now freelancing—10 million more than 5 years ago Jessica KleinProject syndicateThe Asianized World Has Arrived Jonathan Woetzel, a McKinsey senior partner, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute, and co-author of No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends; and  Jeongmin Seong, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute in Shanghai. Blog – Institute of Economic AffairsThe Thunberg phenomenon, Extinction Rebellion, and the denial of trade-offs Kristian NiemietzFort Russ NewsVIDEO – Putin about Greta Thunberg: I am sure

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