Comments on: What Policy Can Do for Growth and What Politics Won't http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tesco vouchers http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22368 Tesco vouchers Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:40:18 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22368 Business do pay a premium for college educated students. Again, if there was a form of technical schooling (associate degree) that had some certifying/testing/retraining guarantees for work skills, businesses would be pretty damn impressed, and would hire those people above people with some college education. Business do pay a premium for college educated students. Again, if there was a form of technical schooling (associate degree) that had some certifying/testing/retraining guarantees for work skills, businesses would be pretty damn impressed, and would hire those people above people with some college education.

]]> By: coupon codes http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22367 coupon codes Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:27:49 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22367 Could you expand on this? This seems like a "liberaltarian" talking point. Liberals want to reduce prescription drug cost, Libertarians want less government intervention and a more rational approach to encouraging innovation. Could you expand on this? This seems like a “liberaltarian” talking point. Liberals want to reduce prescription drug cost, Libertarians want less government intervention and a more rational approach to encouraging innovation.

]]> By: voucher codes http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22366 voucher codes Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:19:08 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22366 I know it's apostasy these days, but I think far too many people are getting pushed into college, where their time is often spent learning things with zero applicability to their future careers. I know it's apostasy these days, but I think far too many people are getting pushed into college, where their time is often spent learning things with zero applicability to their future careers.

]]> By: Voucher codes http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22365 Voucher codes Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:58 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22365 In these times of faltering growth and worries about a relapse into recession ... If interest rates are used as a policy tool for abetting and abating investor ... In these times of faltering growth and worries about a relapse into recession … If interest rates are used as a policy tool for abetting and abating investor …

]]> By: Florida News http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22364 Florida News Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:48:30 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22364 We face loss of standard of living as well as social and political unrest. ... “We make believe that we can have infinite human growth and the age of oil will last forever. ... We face loss of standard of living as well as social and political unrest. … “We make believe that we can have infinite human growth and the age of oil will last forever. …

]]> By: Christian Stewardship http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22363 Christian Stewardship Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:46:56 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22363 If you cannot fix what's wrong in our political system it won't be possible ... else needs fixing and how we do that, particularly in industrial policy. ... can't be totally anti-politics, anti-business and anti-growth, ... If you cannot fix what's wrong in our political system it won't be possible … else needs fixing and how we do that, particularly in industrial policy. … can't be totally anti-politics, anti-business and anti-growth, …

]]> By: Glen http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22362 Glen Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:34:02 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22362 Manuelg, it's true that a college education commands a premium, but that doesn't mean the college is actually making the student more productive. I suspect most of the premium is attributable to signaling of pre-existing quality. The student who graduates proves that he is relatively persistent and does the busy work. But there are surely cheaper ways of performing the signaling function than encouraging everyone and his dog to go to college in order to see who pops out the other side. Manuelg, it's true that a college education commands a premium, but that doesn't mean the college is actually making the student more productive. I suspect most of the premium is attributable to signaling of pre-existing quality. The student who graduates proves that he is relatively persistent and does the busy work. But there are surely cheaper ways of performing the signaling function than encouraging everyone and his dog to go to college in order to see who pops out the other side.

]]> By: manuelg http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22361 manuelg Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:14:53 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22361 Wilkinson:<br><br>> ...promote the deep structural changes needed in primary education to actually improve the quantity and quality of American human capital...<br><br>But the fact remains that when businesses hire, a person having gone to a private primary school or a charter primary school (as opposed to a public primary school) commands no higher wages. I hire; the issues affects me personally. If the private school or charter school had a document certifying modern workforce training to the student (with the ability to test to confirm, and retrain at no cost to the business if the skills are actually below what is certified), I would be pretty damn impressed. If such a thing exists for private or charter schools, it is well hidden and very scarce. Until then, why would a business pay a premium for a person who received primary school education at a private or charter school? And if public school is good enough, how can change be expected to happen?<br><br>Dan:<br><br>> ...I think far too many people are getting pushed into college...<br><br>Business do pay a premium for college educated students. Again, if there was a form of technical schooling (associate degree) that had some certifying/testing/retraining guarantees for work skills, businesses would be pretty damn impressed, and would hire those people above people with some college education. I would like to see such resumes. Wilkinson:

> …promote the deep structural changes needed in primary education to actually improve the quantity and quality of American human capital…

But the fact remains that when businesses hire, a person having gone to a private primary school or a charter primary school (as opposed to a public primary school) commands no higher wages. I hire; the issues affects me personally. If the private school or charter school had a document certifying modern workforce training to the student (with the ability to test to confirm, and retrain at no cost to the business if the skills are actually below what is certified), I would be pretty damn impressed. If such a thing exists for private or charter schools, it is well hidden and very scarce. Until then, why would a business pay a premium for a person who received primary school education at a private or charter school? And if public school is good enough, how can change be expected to happen?

Dan:

> …I think far too many people are getting pushed into college…

Business do pay a premium for college educated students. Again, if there was a form of technical schooling (associate degree) that had some certifying/testing/retraining guarantees for work skills, businesses would be pretty damn impressed, and would hire those people above people with some college education. I would like to see such resumes.

]]> By: DWAnderson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22360 DWAnderson Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:54:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22360 ,i>Matt thinks entrepreneurship is an empty business buzzword, but it is in fact the foundation of economic growth.</i><br><br>This is the critical insight that is missing from the vast majority of the discussion of US economic problems in the media. ,i>Matt thinks entrepreneurship is an empty business buzzword, but it is in fact the foundation of economic growth.

This is the critical insight that is missing from the vast majority of the discussion of US economic problems in the media.

]]> By: Nathan http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/03/03/what-policy-can-do-for-growth-and-what-politics-wont/#comment-22359 Nathan Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:37 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=3044#comment-22359 "Another thing it can do is to restructure intellectual property law to encourage rather than discourage invention."<br><br>Could you expand on this? This seems like a "liberaltarian" talking point. Liberals want to reduce prescription drug cost, Libertarians want less government intervention and a more rational approach to encouraging innovation. “Another thing it can do is to restructure intellectual property law to encourage rather than discourage invention.”

Could you expand on this? This seems like a “liberaltarian” talking point. Liberals want to reduce prescription drug cost, Libertarians want less government intervention and a more rational approach to encouraging innovation.

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