Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
Elections themselves do not necessarily lead to more corporate uncertainty - quite the reverse, stable democracies create a reliable environment. And elections have caused hardly any change in the basic economic framework in the last few decades. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
Decreasing economic growth and increasing inequality leads to increased uncertainty. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
The U.S. and, to a certain extent, countries in Europe as well, have experienced growing inequality within their population for decades - a small… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Political uncertainty around the world has more than doubled since the election of Trump. To find anything comparable we have to go way back,… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
The high-tech industry needs the immigration of highly qualified labor, from India, from China, from everywhere. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Once Brexit has actually been implemented, the world will be a very different place. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Elections themselves do not necessarily lead to more corporate uncertainty - quite the reverse, stable democracies create a reliable environment. And elections have caused… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Trump can, like every government, trigger a short boom with borrowed money, just like he has announced. He appears to want to adopt the… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
If you leave school at 16 then, in all probability, there is a machine that can do what you can do better and cheaper.… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
The Brexiteers promised their supporters wonderful things, almost none of which can ever come true. The billions that London transfers to Brussels will most… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Many people who have lost out in the last few decades voted for Trump. Trump will have a difficult time turning them into winners.… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
Politics has become very unpredictable, making things so very difficult for individuals and also for companies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
The rise of populist parties such as the Five Star Movement in Italy and the Front National in France are rocking the political certainties… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share
