I’m Karthik, a second year PhD in economics at Berkeley. My current work is at the intersection of development, climate change and international trade. I would like to work on growth/innovation, but I haven’t had any particular insights there yet :)
I wouldn’t say I’m totally sold on progress as my #1 priority; I have attachments that make me focus more on catch-up than expanding the frontier. But I’m certainly convinced that it’s important.
In keeping with that, my recommendation is Technology and Underdevelopment, by Frances Stewart. Even if you aren’t interested in development, it has a very lucid discussion of what technology is and what improving a production process really means. It challenged a lot of assumptions for me.
I’m Karthik, a second year PhD in economics at Berkeley. My current work is at the intersection of development, climate change and international trade. I would like to work on growth/innovation, but I haven’t had any particular insights there yet :)
I wouldn’t say I’m totally sold on progress as my #1 priority; I have attachments that make me focus more on catch-up than expanding the frontier. But I’m certainly convinced that it’s important.
In keeping with that, my recommendation is Technology and Underdevelopment, by Frances Stewart. Even if you aren’t interested in development, it has a very lucid discussion of what technology is and what improving a production process really means. It challenged a lot of assumptions for me.