Government & Politics
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Aziz Premji Summer School 2013
WorkshopJul 4–11, 2013
Between July 5th and 12th, the second annual summer school in development economics, jointly sponsored by Azim Premji University and the Institute for New Economic Thinking, was held in Bangalore, India.
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The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Jun 12, 2013
is the public sector really sclerotic and conservative in contrast with a dynamic and innovative private sector?
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Growth, Debt, and Past versus Future: A Visual Elaboration
Jun 5, 2013
How does debt influence growth?
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Helicopter money as a policy option
May 29, 2013
‘Helicopter money’ may in some circumstances be the only certain way to stimulate nominal demand
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Why Raising the Minimum Wage Makes Economic Sense
Apr 13, 2013
A minimum wage is a small minnow in an ocean of deficient aggregate demand
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Conference paper
Central Banks in Balance Sheet Recessions: A Search for Correct Response
Apr 2013
These are extraordinary times for central banks. Near zero interest rates and massive liquidity injections are still failing to bring life back to so many economies in the developed world.
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Conference paper
New Metrics for Economic Complexity: Measuring the Intangible Growth Potential of Countries
Apr 2013
In this paper we provide a summary and a guide to the literature for a new line of research which goes under the name of Economic Complexity and is partly performed incollaboration with INET.
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Conference paper
Economics and the Powerful: Faulty Analysis, Economic Advice, and the Imperatives of Power
Apr 2013
“Look! Up there in the sky! What is it? Is it a plane? Is it a bird?” No, it’s a distraction from the robbery that is taking place in broad daylight on the ground.
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Conference paper
The Future of Central Banking
Apr 2013
The exteriors of major central banks may be solid marble and doric columns, but, inside, monetary policy remains a work in progress.
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Economics and the Powerful: Faulty Analysis, Economic Advice and the Imperatives of Power
Apr 5, 2013 | 12:00—01:30
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Growth and Technological Change in Complex Systems
Apr 5, 2013 | 10:30—11:45
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The Future of Central Banking
Apr 5, 2013 | 02:30—04:30
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Conference paper
Poles Apart? Party Polarization and Industrial Structure in American Politics Now
Apr 2013
Only a few years ago, comparisons of American politics to opéra bouffe were not outrageously farfetched at least if you were not poor or sick.
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Conference paper
Austerity, Polarity and the Prospect of Regime Change: China
Apr 2013
Since the dawn of this millennium, and long before the current financial turmoil and the subsequent bitter pill of austerity therapy hit the Untied States and the European Union, the Chinese Communist Government has publicly recognized the monumental challenge of polarity.
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Conference paper
Assessing Development
Apr 2013
There are a number of possible purposes in assessing the level of economic development of a country or part of a country. The assessment may provide an incentive for better development, particularly if it can be compared meaningfully with assessments for other countries.