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The next age of uncertainty : how the world can adapt to a riskier future Cover Image Book Book

The next age of uncertainty : how the world can adapt to a riskier future

Poloz, Stephen S. (Author).

Summary: "From the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, a far-seeing guide to the powerful economic forces that will shape the decades ahead."--

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  • ISBN: 9780735243903 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm
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  • Publisher: [Toronto] : Allen Lane, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- 1: Tectonic Forces -- 2: Population Aging -- 3: Technological Progress -- 4: Growing Inequality -- 5: Rising Debt -- 6: Climate Change -- 7: Interacting Forces Mean a Riskier World -- 8: Managing Risk in Real Time: The COVID-19 Pandemic -- 9: The Future of Inflation -- 10: The Future of Jobs -- 11: The Future of Housing -- 12: Rising Risk Will Tax Policymakers -- 13: A Prescription for the Future -- Conclusion.

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Subject: Business cycles
Financial crises
Economic history
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Uncertainty

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Legislative Building HB 3711 Pol (Text) 36970100388182 General Collection Volume hold Checked out 2023-03-27
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Introduction 1(8)
1 Tectonic Forces
9(20)
Reflections: Bali, 2018
Beginning with a Metaphor
Five Economic Forces in Motion
Interactions between Forces Create Instability
COVID-19: A Test of Resilience
Higher Risk Must Land Somewhere
2 Population Aging
29(15)
Reflections: Oshawa, 1959
Economic Trends Courtesy of Mother Nature
Giving Mother Nature a Helping Hand
The Natural Rate of Interest
3 Technological Progress
44(12)
Reflections: Discovering Science Fiction
Economics and Human History
Three Industrial Revolutions, Three Periods of Pain
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
4 Growing Inequality
56(19)
Reflections: The View from Below
Inequality Attracts Politics
Technology and Globalization Fuel the Income Divide
How Global Supply Chains Really Work
Politics Can Increase Volatility
5 Rising Debt
75(13)
Reflections: Modest Beginnings
Persistent Debt Accumulation
Policies Foster Rising Debt
Government Debt Sustainability
6 Climate Change
88(18)
Reflections: Childhood Weather
Carbon Emissions and Externalities
Emission Standards, Carbon Taxes, and Investor Activism
7 Interacting Forces Mean a Riskier World
106(16)
Reflections: Forks in the Road of Life
Understanding Uncertainty
Correlations and Economic Models
The Butterfly Effect, Black Swans, and Chaos Theory
Politics and Geopolitics
8 Managing Risk in Real Time: The COVID-19 Pandemic
122(26)
Reflections: The Homecoming
What Central Banks Were Made For
Setting the Stage for Recovery
Post-Pandemic Considerations
9 The Future of Inflation
148(24)
Reflections: Personal Inflation Experiences
Direct Inflation Targets Have Worked Well
The Debt-Inflation Interaction
A Dangerous Cocktail of Inflation Risk
Central Bank Independence
10 The Future of Jobs
172(19)
Reflections: Convocations
Job Volatility
Job Disruption
Population Aging and Future Work Arrangements
11 The Future of Housing
191(22)
Reflections: The Family Home
Home Ownership Is a Cornerstone
House Price Fundamentals
Tectonic Housing Volatility
Household Debt and the Depression Mentality
Renting versus Buying
The Debt-Equity Framework
12 Rising Risk Will Tax Policymakers
213(31)
Reflections: Passion for Policy
Tectonic Forces Mean Rising Fiscal Burdens
New Taxes versus Economic Growth
Dealing with Rising Risk
Managing Climate Change Risk
13 A Prescription for the Future
244(23)
Reflections: Values-Based Leadership
Business Planning Scenarios
Hurdle Rates for New Investments
Risk Management: The New Intangible Investment
Increasing Scale Is Natural
If Governments Cannot, Companies Will
Conclusion - Reflections: Starting a New Era 267(10)
Acknowledgments 277(2)
Bibliography 279(2)
Index 281

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