Tej Parikh
@tejparikh90
Economist & Writer | Economics Leader Writer @FT | Former @the_iod Chief Economist [email protected]
My latest column for @FT: What do Taylor Swift, broken windows, and management consultants have in common? They all highlight flaws in how we value economic activity. ft.com/content/93a3ee…

Excellent insights on the fragility of the US economy. 👉 wondering what the August tariffs might do to the US economy? ✍️ @tejparikh90 @ftopinion
“Mapping the AI economy” My new release with Shriya Methkupally @BrookingsInst @BrookingsMetro brookings.edu/articles/mappi… @Ritholtz @JKirgues @noamscheiber @rodriguez_pose @emollick @LilsG31 @ProducerCities @SteveCase @chrisheivly @tejparikh90 @rpuentes
The US economy is more delicate than commonly portrayed, as highlighted by @tejparikh90 linkedin.com/posts/detter-%…
Republicans and Democrats "live in fundamentally contrasting economies". @tejparikh90 explains in the @FT how, with Trump’s base representing 86 % of the US’s total counties, but just 38 % of its GDP according to @MarkMuro1 at @BrookingsInst linkedin.com/posts/detter-%…
Forget the headline on #payroll data. This was a brutal #Jobs report. Out of the +147k additional jobs, an astounding +138.6k came from State govt (+47k), Local govt (+33k), and Health care and social assistance (58.6k). The rest of job market created just 8.4k jobs. Our #data…
US NFP in June appear strong at 147k. BUT close to 90% of this is government, health care and education. So, the read across to a "strong" jobs market and interest rates deserves more nuance.
"Baseline projections from Evercore ISI, Brookings and AEI for net immigration to turn negative, at least in the near term, will generate worse outcomes for the US economy in the long run than tariffs." New piece from @tejparikh90: on.ft.com/44kDWq7
How to cut Britain’s sky-high electricity prices ft.com/content/684a1b… via @ft