Pharma’s $480 Billion Onshoring Wave Still Needs an Operating System
Tariffs pulled the capital. Without AI-enabled factories and the workers to run them, the resilience story remains incomplete
Econdev Dispatch
Sharp, practitioner-grade intelligence on economic development, global trade, and corporate investment. Published monthly by Nueconomy. No fluff. No cheerleading. Just analysis worth your time.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest posts
India’s 10% Rule: Minority Chinese Capital as Feature, Not Bug
By distinguishing control from contamination, New Delhi is testing whether imperfect capital outperforms empty industrial parks.
The Data-Centre “Factory” Is Not a Factory
Ohio’s 8 GW AI campus will create thousands of construction jobs—and then almost none. Economic development still treats compute like steel.
Cathedrals in the Desert, Again
Before we retire the jobs number, remember what happened the last time we did.
Economic Development Dispatch
Edition 25
Economic Development Dispatch
Edition 24
Economic Development Dispatch
Edition 23
The AI Myth About Junior Job Losses: Remote Work Is the Real Culprit
The economic study that flips the AI employment narrative on its head
The Greenfield Mirage
Record capital is flooding the US. Grid queues, water lawsuits, and a live carbon tax are quietly killing the returns.
Economic Development Dispatch
Edition 22
Papperger spoke. Zelenskyy won.
Via Financial Times..
Economic Development Dispatch
Edition 21
Record FDI. Compliments of the Chef.
When three-quarters of your headline number is M&A and accounting entries, the celebration is the story.