Good morning. Peak life-expectancy, anyone?
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/572950376279887872/photo/1
Summers: “Robots are hurting middle class workers”
http://larrysummers.com/2015/03/03/3977/
On the disappointing growth performance of Brazil…
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/economic-backgrounder
And some more on Brazil
http://soberlook.com/2015/03/an-update-on-brazils-flagging-economy.html
Well, the title is well chosen: “If you read one thing about microfinance, read this”
Interesting breakdown on labour productivity…
https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2015/march/how-should-labor-productivity-be-measured
Missed this one from the IMF: “Investment in the Euro Area: Why Has It Been Weak?”
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2015/wp1532.pdf
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