PinnedJeegar KakkadGPT, AI and Baumol’s Cost Disease: Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the tech…Growth — and whether it’s possible — is one of the most interesting economic debates in the UK at the moment.Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
Jeegar KakkadNo Data, No PeaceHow better data in decision-making can help reduce racial disparities and avoid a culture warOct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Jeegar KakkadWhy I’m stepping in to the ringOn April 7th, I’m stepping in to the ring for my first white collar boxing match.Apr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
Jeegar Kakkad“Drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against”Every day we’re told that white supremacist Donald Trump’s objective is to divide us, to make nuance or compromise impossible as he erodes…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
Jeegar KakkadWhy I’m tuning out @ESPNEvery day, for over a decade, I’ve followed American sports in London via ESPN’s website, podcasts and twitter feeds.Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017
Jeegar Kakkad“Is it okay to study in the US?”Since I graduated in 2001, I’ve been interviewing applicants to Princeton University. More recently, those interviews have been with…Feb 5, 2017Feb 5, 2017
Jeegar KakkadDo we know who we are?“ Sometimes the world seems against you The journey may leave a scar But scars can heal and reveal just Where you are The people you love…Jan 29, 2017Jan 29, 2017
Jeegar KakkadProtesting in the age of TrumpWhen I came to London in 2003 to study at LSE, most conversations I had with other students started with, “so your President is a war…Jan 21, 2017Jan 21, 2017
Jeegar KakkadThe UK won’t opt for CETA+ because that model simply doesn’t existTwitter is all a buzz with news — via Robert Peston — of what Brexit might actually mean.Aug 16, 20161Aug 16, 20161
Jeegar Kakkad5 Brexitnomics myths Faisal Islam shouldn’t let Gove get away withI don’t know if he was in the spin room last night, but David Gauke MP summed up the PM’s economic argument against Brexit nicely in this…Jun 3, 2016Jun 3, 2016