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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by oa335 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @08:57PM (#35089515)
What part of that crude or reductionist? Technological progress being the sole driver of growth is the dominant view in macroeconomics. Even the paper you link attests to that.
Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by airstrike on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:30PM (#35089721)
It's reductionist because "technological progress" is too broad a stroke. "Productivity" is not directly observable or measured, right?

Access to inexpensive capital is a key driver of technological progress.

Robust capital markets allow for more efficient allocation of savings into business ventures, driving productivity forward