The dataset is a system of interregional social accounting matrices (SAMs) for the EU for the year 2017 consistent with the Eurostat regional and national data used as input. The dataset uses Eurostat’s microdata on labour income and educational attainment. 3/5

Contrarian take: What if the global economy has room for a couple of tech hubs and financial centers, which ended up in America (and London) less because of fundamental factors than because of historical accidents? I'm not 100 percent there, but geography should be considered 5/

Draghi report argues that *all* of the US excess productivity growth has been in digital tech (although mentions finance as a secondary source, which is why I include Manhattan). But is this a story about America and its risk-taking business culture, or a story about regional external economies? 4/