2023年12月24日 星期日

感動 (82):Robert M. Solow 1924~2023. O Holy Night: thrill, lay, "Merry Christmas!", fainted as her colleagues stood to attention for



感動 (82):Robert M. Solow 1924~2023. O Holy Night:  thrill, lay, "Merry Christmas!", fainted as her colleagues stood to attention for

 Robert M. Solow 1924~2023, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99.   

So what did explain growth? Entrepreneurs? Geography? Legal institutions? Something else?

he singled out technological progress (the ability of society to translate inputs of capital and labor into outputs of goods and services)


“I discovered to my great surprise that the main source of growth was not capital investment but technological change,” 

Specifically, he estimated that technical progress accounted for a surprising 80 percent of 20th-century American growth. He later pointed to Silicon Valley as a validation of his theory.



Beyond the impact of his own research, Professor Solow helped launch the careers of a stunning number of future superstar economists, including four Nobel laureates: Peter Diamond, Joseph E. Stiglitz, William D. Nordhaus and George A. Akerlof. “My pride and joy,” Professor Solow said.

“All his former students idolize him — all, with no exceptions.”

“I was given the office next to Paul Samuelson’s,” he recounted in the publication Les Prix Nobel. “Thus began what is now almost 40 years of almost daily conversations about economics, politics, our children, cabbages and kings.”



The Solow growth model, propounded in his book “A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth,” in 1956, and its empirical follow-up, “Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function,” published in 1957, made his reputation while he was in his early 30s and led in due course to the Clark Medal and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.


he reveals a fundamental difficulty with the role of philosopher-king. It is too damn hard.


the living conditions of low-wage workers were better in Europe because of a more generous social-safety net there, along with rules that provided workers with greater bargaining power.


Robert M. Solow, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99

His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.

Robert Solow, wearing a white dress shirt and tie but no jacket, talks on the phone while sitting in a chair in a very cluttered office. He has glasses and is smiling broadly.
Robert M. Solow in 1987, when he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Robert Solow, wearing a white dress shirt and tie but no jacket, talks on the phone while sitting in a chair in a very cluttered office. He has glasses and is smiling broadly.

O Holy Night

O holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from Orient land
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend

Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKSknasrE3k

Celine Dion-Oh Holy Night with lyrics



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一紙公文撞倒一個產業!

上個星期五下午,在香港上市的騰訊,網易,Bili,中國心動,中國快手,金山軟件等和遊戲平台的公司,股價瞬間跳水大跌,其中網易跌24.59%,騰訊也跌12%以上,尤其騰訊大跌38.5港元,市值一天蒸發3660.68億港元,這麼一跌,騰訊市值剩下3349億美元,對比2018年騰訊市值一度到9591億美元,這個落差很大。

中國對遊戲產業的監管不是現在才發生,從兩年前的落實共同富裕政策出台,這次再下重手,尤其對未成年人上網玩遊戲,及用戶每日登錄,充值限額都有更嚴格規範?這只是國家新聞出版署徵求的「網路遊戲管理辦法,草案徵求意見稿」,政策尚未定案,但投資人信心已先崩潰。

中國對遊戲的監管趨嚴,也可能和年輕世代從內捲到躺平,產生的後座力有關。最近網路流傳「十不青年」,這個十不,包括不捐血,不捐款,不結婚,不生小孩,不買房,不買醫保,不扶老人,不感動⋯⋯

中國經濟下行,年輕人失業愈來愈嚴重,失業率不再公布,各項監管也愈來愈嚴格。最近有幾個城市禁止公務員帶IPhone上班。遊戲是開放社會的產物,看起來這個蓬勃發展的產業,在嚴厲監管下,可能愈來愈無力!

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"A Christmas Carol"—Charles Dickens's festive tale of redemption—was published on this day in 1843. It is credited with popularising many aspects of the holiday, including the phrase "Merry Christmas!"
Charles Dickens's novella was published on December 19th 1843
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One officer cadet fainted as her colleagues stood to attention for the Sri Lankan national anthem during a ceremony to mark the graduation of 161 new army officers in Diyatalawa


lay
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/lay


thrill Line breaks: thrill

Definition of thrill in English:

noun

1A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:the thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane
1.1An experience that produces a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:to ride a winner is always a thrill
1.2A wave or nervous tremor of emotion or sensation:a thrill of excitement ran through her
2Medicine A vibratory movement or resonance heard through a stethoscope.
2.1archaic A throb or pulsation.

verb

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1[WITH OBJECT] Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:his kiss thrilled and excited herthey were thrilled with the resultsI’m thrilled to bits
1.1[NO OBJECT] Experience a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:thrill to the magic of the world 's greatest guitarist
2[NO OBJECT, WITH ADVERBIAL] (Of an emotion or sensation) pass with a nervous tremor:the shock of alarm thrilled through her
2.1[NO OBJECT] literary Quiver or throb.
Phrases

the thrill of the chase
1
Pleasure and excitement derived from seeking something desired, especially a sexual partner:I was so lost in the thrill of the chase that I didn’t realize we were entirely incompatible

thrills and spills
2
Excitement and exhilaration, especially when derived from dangerous sports or entertainments:experience the thrills and spills of water sports

Origin

Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'pierce or penetrate'): alteration of dialect thirl 'pierce'.

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