306. The world’s most influential economist: Tax wealth and break up big tech
About this episode
Robert discusses economic strategies with Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu to address issues in liberal democracy and wealth distribution.
How do we revive living standards and restore confidence in liberal democracy? Is the link between productivity and wages permanently broken? What is working-class liberalism? Why should Andy Burnham’s first budget raise taxes on capital while cutting taxes on employment? And why are tech giants like Google and Amazon twice as wealthy as the British Empire at its peak? Robert investigates how to safeguard our way of life with Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu. Together, they discuss whether the prescriptions in Acemoglu's influential new book are practical enough to prevent liberal democracy from eroding further. The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain’s smart energy pioneer. This episode is brought to you by Accenture. https://Accenture.com/Spotify-UK Buy tickets for The Rest is Fest: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-rest-is-money-live/ Email: therestismoney@goalhanger.com…
People in this episode
Host: Robert
Guest: Daron Acemoglu
Topics covered
- economics
- taxation
- technology
- liberal democracy
- productivity
- wages
Keywords
- economist
- tax wealth
- big tech
- living standards
- working-class liberalism
- productivity and wages
Sponsors
Octopus Energy, Accenture
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Acemoglu's influential new book
Places: British Empire
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