Daniel Susskind

London

Economist at Oxford, KCL, and Stanford. Author of 'Growth: a Reckoning' and 'A World Without Work', co-author of 'The Future of the Professions'.

Articles

How hidden wealth escapes the rules

1 month ago | the-tls.co.uk | Kojo Koram |Jonathan Rée |Martin Meredith |Daniel Susskind

To access over 1000 book reviews, essays and more, subscribe hereCompetition is for losersIn the shadow economy, hidden wealth escapes the rulesIn an essay of 1946, George Orwell reminded readers that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle”. In their complementary new books on the shadow global economy, the journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian and the sociologist Brooke Harrington assist us in this struggle.
The new arms race

1 month ago | the-tls.co.uk | Daniel Susskind

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What Will Remain for People to Do?

2 months ago | knightcolumbia.org | Daniel Susskind

What paid work might remain for human beings to do if we approach a world where AI is able to perform all economically useful tasks more productively than human beings?
The OBR has been a victim of its own success

Mar 7, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Daniel Susskind

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the author of ‘Growth: A Reckoning’ and an economist at Oxford university and King’s College LondonIn normal times, forecasts on the UK public finances from the Office for Budget Responsibility, expected this month alongside the chancellor’s Spring Statement, would be a significant moment. This time, it is a seismic one.
The OBR has been a victim of its own success

Mar 7, 2025 | ft.com | Daniel Susskind

The writer is the author of ‘Growth: A Reckoning’ and an economist at Oxford university and King’s College London In normal times,...
The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World by David Graeber

Jan 22, 2025 | the-tls.co.uk | Daniel Susskind |Carol Tavris |Michael Reid |Max Harris

This is the second new book that David Graeber, the anthropologist and anarchist, has published since his death aged fifty-nine in late 2020, and that his thoughts continue to surprise, challenge and confuse us says a great deal about the depth of his intellectual creativity. The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World is an entertaining smorgasbord of his ideas, drawn from various essay collections and articles and interviews with him, edited by his wife and co-author, Nika Dubrovsky.
Britain needs to rediscover its economic spirit of adventure

Jan 18, 2025 | ft.com | Daniel Susskind

The writer is the author of ‘Growth: A Reckoning’ and an economist at Oxford university and King’s College London The British economy is...
Timid approach to weight loss drug fails obesity test

Dec 8, 2024 | thetimes.com | Daniel Susskind

The good news is that the weight-loss jab, Mounjaro, is to be rolled out in England. The bad news is that the NHS has been given 12 years to do it. For a drug that promises to help tackle one of the biggest public health catastrophes in Britain, this is strikingly unambitious. Obesity is out of control in the UK. Among adults in England it has almost doubled since 1993. The country is now the most obese major nation in Europe. Worse, the problem is particularly bad among the poor and the young.
(PDF) The Impact of AI on Knowledge Work: A Framework for Assessing and Mitigating Job Displacement

Nov 19, 2024 | researchgate.net | Klaus Schwab |Michael Chui |Daniel Susskind |Melanie Arntz |Terry Gregory |Ulrich Zierahn | +8 more

PDF | The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies [1] is reshaping knowledge work across numerous sectors. AI brings not only... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
New Economics Books

Nov 18, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Daniel Susskind |John Kay |Stephanie Baker |Andrew Leigh

In the list below, we’ve tried to include a range of economics books, mostly accessible to the general reader: “It’s his look at how you resolve the dilemma that has emerged in the last 200 years of economic growth being both the most potent way of increasing prosperity and reducing poverty, while at the same time a catalyst for widening inequality and environmental depredation. So the good and the bad of growth: what is the solution to the tension between the two? He takes on some of the...