The argument that economics growth, or at least the 2-3% per annum sort of growth that has characterised the last couple of centuries, is over is explored here at FT Alphaville.
That's the question I once again asked myself, reading the final report of the London School of Economics' Growth Commission.
And modern growth economics is pretty clear on where the goose is that lays this golden egg: Innovation.
Such high rates change the economics of whether growth makes sense.
It has to be regarded as a powerful new force in a world where population growth and competition for resources have changed the economic and political ground rules for ever, apparently crippling the ability of old-style free-market economics to deliver growth.
Barring major technological developments, though, nuclear power will continue to be a creature of politics not economics, with any growth a function of political will or a side-effect of protecting electrical utilities from open competition.
Mr Osborne, for his part, is under pressure as chancellor to show that he has a recipe for restoring growth (see Economics Focus).
Without strong and concerted political action to address them, there will be no sustainable growth because in economics, like in painting, blue is always needed to obtain green.
In fact, having served on the Kemp Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform he almost certainly is more knowledgeable about the economics of taxation and more principled in his pro-growth, small-government philosophy than any other Republican presidential candidate in the race, save Ron Paul.
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Neoclassical economics is flawed because the continual growth upon which its success depends is not sustainable, say environmental economists.
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We are fortunate to live in a very thin slice of time, during which growth and positive sum economics and politics have ruled.
For the last decade, Perry has refined the Lone Star State into a case study for pro-growth, free-market economics.
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Even though Tbilisi has experienced growth in the realms of economics and real estate, Nienke was surprised by the poverty that still pervades Georgia, and confounded by the swirls of the written Georgian language.
Since China embraced market economics in 1978, its average rate of growth has been 9.4%.
"This Tory-led government are committed to promoting a discredited growth model of trickle-down economics which will do nothing to reduce poverty in the developing world, " said shadow international development secretary Ivan Lewis.
Dr Kuhn and Dr Stiner, by contrast, assign to women the main role in establishing the antecedents of modern economics, and thus launching the process of growth that continues to this day.
That reflects the fundamental confusion of Keynesian economics, holding that the foundation of economic growth and prosperity is adequate demand for goods and services, rather than increased production of goods and services.
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In particular, I see the risk of owning large, blue chip companies with a significant percentage of revenue and growth coming from more robust foreign economics as very limited, especially at current prices.
Today's mega data centers are nearing a breaking point where further growth is restricted due to the current economics of traditional infrastructure.
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While supply side economics may have been responsible for some very healthy economic growth, it came at the price of a substantially increased federal deficit.
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"The economy is either in high growth or in low growth, and we're on low growth, " says Andrew Scott, professor of economics at London Business School.
People are fleeing the cold: there is a strong correlation between the average temperature in January and population growth, notes Edward Glaeser, a professor of economics at Harvard University.
The economics research group said that the UK would return to its trend growth rate of 0.2%-0.3% in the coming months.
Those who are attempting to gradually slow the growth of federal spending while minimizing tax hikes have sound economics on their side.
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First the supply-side economics of the Great Moderation proved superior to Keynesianism, producing good growth without the bouncing around that somehow did bedevil the Keynesian era.
Reagan didn't just sell tax cuts for the wealthy as good in themselves, but connected them to supply-side economics, which claimed that cuts would stimulate investment, generate economic growth and ultimately bring more revenue into the coffers of Treasury.
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Ginder, professor of economics at Iowa State University, wrote in an article discussing the limitations to growth ethanol faced.
While online advertising growth continues, there are significant benefits of scale in advertising platform economics, in capital costs for search index build-out, and in research and development, making this a time of industry consolidation and convergence.
The former finance minister and economics professor is aiming to guide his country into a virtuous cycle of faster growth that creates more jobs, raises incomes and boosts savings and investments, which in turn helps to sustain the expansion.
The fact is the planet will take further bludgeoning, further depleting its capital, but the economy cannot -- so we'll respond not because the environment is under great threat, but because the science and economics shows that something far more important to us is jeopardized -- economic growth.
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