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Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters

  • Written by Christopher Findlay, Honorary Professor of Economics, Australian National University
Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G mattersAn absolute ban on Huawei might stunt the next technological revolution.Shutterstock

Productivity growth matters. In advanced economies over the past 15 years it has fallen by half.

Which is why it doesn’t make much sense to risk damaging one of the most important potential sources for future growth in productivity: the rollout of 5G.

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