Economics
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter
Economic Future
This (US) congressionally requested report by a pre-eminent committee makes four
recommendations along with 20 implementation actions that federal policy-makers
should take to create high-quality jobs and focus new science and technology
efforts on meeting the nation's needs, especially in the area of clean, affordable
energy. (full text online)
Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later: Accelerating Progress Toward
a Brighter Economic Future. Summary of a Convocation (2009)
On April 29, 2008, about 500 representatives of business, government, and academia
met in Washington, D.C., to review the efforts taken to achieve the goals laid
out in Rising Above the Gathering Storm. (full text online)
Videos
Interview with John Nash
Dr. Nash talks about the impact the Nobel Prize in Economics had on his life,
his talent for mathematics as a child, the work that gave him the Prize, gives
some advice to young students, talks about important economic issues
of today, and shares his thoughts about the movie on his life, 'A Beautiful
Mind.'
Links to book descriptions
The Origin of Wealth, by Eric D. Beinhocker
What is wealth? How is it created? How can we create more of it for the benefit
of individuals, businesses, and society