Tej Parikh

"Despite how crucial it is for governments to invest in human capital, politics often gets in the way. Politicians may lack the incentive to support policies that can take decades to pay off." https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-06-14/human-capital-gap?cid=soc-tw-rdr … via @ForeignAffairs

Quoted in @guardian: “The good news should, however, be taken with a pinch of salt. With the recent weak performance in pay packets, and high-street bargains only temporary, the cost of living still remains high.” @RJPartingtonhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/18/uk-interest-rate-rise-in-doubt-as-inflation-stays-at-24?CMP=share_btn_tw …

Quoted in @financialtimes: "With a stretched labour market, maintaining our attractiveness to international talent and bolstering businesses’ access to global skillsets will be essential" https://www.ft.com/content/145428e2-88d3-11e8-b18d-0181731a0340 … @CamillaHodgson

Quoted in @telebusiness “...international workers..bring new ideas, management techniques, and a wealth of knowledge about foreign markets, which helps lift British trade and productivity,” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/07/16/migration-rises-non-eu-workers-make-fall-eu-arrivals/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw … @tim_wallace

"Absent a more compelling and unifying narrative, we should anticipate more polarization, fear, and distrust of “others,” migrants and citizens alike. This is not an alternative fact but an inconvenient truth." https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2018-07-05/how-trump-manipulates-migration-debate?cid=soc-tw-rdr … @ForeignAffairs

Quoted in @guardian: “We’re hiring more people than ever, yet each worker is unable to produce much more. This means businesses cannot offer inflation-beating wages and that our long-term economic growth potential remains constrained.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/06/uk-worker-productivity-falls-as-brexit-concerns-intensify?CMP=share_btn_tw … @RJPartington

My latest for @Diplomat_APAC: Without a revamp to its archaic state apparatus, #Myanmar isn’t going anywhere fast:https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/without-state-reform-myanmar-isnt-going-anywhere-fast/?platform=hootsuite …

Research shows that Americans are increasingly unwilling to marry, make friends with, or even live near those who don’t share their political views: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-identity-not-issues-explains-the-partisan-divide/?amp … via @sciam

“Central bankers have become ‘overmighty citizens’ of whom too much is expected.” https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-19/bankers-shouldn-t-have-to-rescue-democracy … @bopinion

Quoted in @guardian: "The MPC risks dampening confidence with a premature rate hike, particularly while political noise continues to bring uncertainty for businesses." https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/21/bank-of-england-moves-closer-to-august-interest-rate-rise?CMP=share_btn_tw … @RJPartington

Consensus to Hold interest rates today on @CityAM's Shadow MPC:http://www.cityam.com/287874/bank-england-must-hold-interest-rates-and-wait-signs …

While independent monitoring of productivity/the supply-side is imperative, bestowing it upon the Bank of England may risk obfuscating its already complex and wide-ranging monetary/demand-side remit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/06/19/labour-set-bank-england-productivity-target/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw … @Annaisaac