Marco Annunziata

Marco Annunziata is Co-Founder of Annunziata + Desai Advisors, a consultancy on economics, innovation and business strategy, and Visiting Professor at Singapore Management University. He is a TED speaker, author of The Economics of the Financial Crisis, and co-host of the M4Edge tech podcast.

Seven lessons and one resolution for 2021

The year 2020 has tried to teach us many lessons (though we took away some of the wrong ones); here are the seven that stuck with me, and the one resolution they suggest for 2021. 1. Technology: Give it a Go – Fighting a virus is no game…

Coronavirus: Florida, safe country for old men

Florida has adopted a less aggressive covid-19 containment strategy compared to many other US states. And it has been heavily criticized. What has Florida done differently from other US states? Why has it been so harshly criticized? And how…

Why the pandemic’s data can be misleading

It is imperative to recognize the limitations of the mathematical models with which experts are analyzing scenarios and forecasting the potential death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The limitations of these models and the wide degree of…

The economic impact of the virus: a preliminary assessment

The Covid-19 Coronavirus has now had a severe impact on global stock prices and we are seeing almost as much focus on the potential economic policy response as on the ongoing health policy reaction. Some are calling for a coordinated…

John Mellencamp and the Future of Work

I spoke at Singularity University’s annual Global Summit in August; the event can be both inspiring and overwhelming, and this year was no exception. I love the enthusiasm for what we can achieve through technology. The idea that…

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