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Daniel Altman
Chief Economist, Big Think
Daniel Altman is Big Think's Chief Economist and an adjunct faculty member at New York University's Stern School of Business. Daniel wrote economic commentary for The Economist, The New York Times, and The International Herald Tribune before founding North Yard Economics, a non-profit consulting firm serving developing countries, in 2008. In between, he served as an economic advisor in the British government and wrote four books, most recently Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy.
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Big Think Chief Economist Daniel Altman explains the benefits and the difficulties of taxing so-called “externalities,” such as carbon emissions.
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Economist and Author Daniel Altman explains why middlemen are thriving in the global economy.
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Economist and Author Daniel Altman explains why middlemen are thriving in the global economy.
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Daniel Altman explains the origins of the European Union and why it’s in so much trouble today.
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There’s a Brain Drain Race going on between the world’s economic leaders – a scramble to snap up the “best and the brightest” immigrants from poor and emerging nations. As […]