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Public Policy Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Director at Freshwater Strategy, a research and advisory consultancy.
Senior Economist at the IEA, researching barriers to UK economic growth and productivity. Previously at HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, covering cash policy, the WTO, and trade agreements including CPTPP.
Welcome to the Rational Optimist. I’m Matt Ridley and I have spent the past 40 years writing on topics of import and intrigue, which for me include genetics, evolution, technology and innovation. https://rationaloptimistsociety.substack.com/
Independent economist. Likes charts. IEA Economics Fellow. Schools speaker. Binfluencer. Diploma in Law. FRSA. COYG. Views here are mine only.
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