This document provides a summary of 10 articles on economic perspectives to inform business decision making. The articles discuss major economic ideas and forecasts for the next decade; predictions for which economies will be strongest in 2050; how to cultivate superforecasting skills; whether technology is boosting living standards; the accuracy and flaws of economic forecasts; economists who predicted the 2008 crisis; mysteries holding back economic growth; why growth remains slow; and debates around limiting foreign investment.

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10 PERSPECTIVES
TO INFORM YOUR DECISIONS AT WORK
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2. Making decisions in a variable
economy is one of the toughest
tests for business leaders.
Read on for 10 economic
perspectives to inform your
decision making at work.
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4. 10 big economic ideas
for the next 10 years
RBA governor Glenn Stevens has
a few thoughts on the big ideas that
will matter in the next decade.
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5. Which economies will
be on top in 2050?
It may be hard to imagine the world
of 2050, but long-term forecasts give
us some idea of a world that will be
both familiar and changed.
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6. 7 steps to mastering the
business of superforecasting
Predicting the future isn’t easy, especially in
business. But Canadian psychologist Philip Tetlock
says it’s a skill that can be cultivated.
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7. Has technology lost its ability
to boost living standards?
If new technology is transforming the business
landscape of advanced economies, why aren’t we
getting more growth in jobs and incomes?
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8. How accurate are
economic forecasts?
When it comes to predicting
economic conditions, the only
certainty is uncertainty.
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9. Why economic forecasting
is a flawed science
Economists have a dismal record in forecasting recessions
and other major events. Why do they so often get it wrong
and how do we know when to believe them?
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10. 6 economists who predicted
the global financial crisis
These economists predicted the global financial
crisis and the US housing bubble. What lessons
should we heed for the immediate future?
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11. Global economic mystery
holds back growth
Productivity is, famously, the single
biggest driver of long-running economic
growth. So what’s driving the slowdown?
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Why economic growth is still
stuck in the slow lane
Seven years after the 2008 financial crisis, average
growth is sluggish or stalled in many advanced
nations. Economists are in a furious debate as to
why and what to do about it.
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13. Should nations limit
foreign investment?
As concerns around foreign investment
become more pointed, experts weigh
in on what exactly should be done.
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