50 Years of Nobel Economics Prize Winners: What have they done for us?
It is 50 years since the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was created. We are planning to use this anniversary to reflect on the influence of the prize and the need for economic pluralism.
Nobel for Economics 2018 – a question of imbalance
Dimitri Zenghelis explains why Paul Romer’s theory of endogenous growth can be harnessed to direct and design a net-zero-carbon future while using William Nordhaus’s DICE and RICE models may already
Paul Krugman’s incredible invisibility trick
It’s impossible to avoid misjudgements in life or to get all one’s predictions right. But should economists get caught out quite so often. Nicholas Gruen looks at Paul Krugman’s recent
A man and his wife
Gunnar Myrdal shared his Nobel Prize with an arch rival. Meanwhile his Nobel Prize-winning wife enjoyed less recognition. André Pedersen Ystehede and Stefan Kesting tell the story of a quest for peace,
The Nobel Factor: The Prize in Economics 50 Years On
We know that although economic theory may be speculative, its impact is powerful and real. Since the 1970s, it has been closely associated with a sweeping change around the world—the
Book Review: Bending the Rules
Review of Elinor Ostrom’s Rules for Radicals: Cooperative Alternatives Beyond Markets and States. Derek Wall has fashioned a short guide for radicals from the work of a non-radical economics
Is fair enough?
Hart: “I’ve become more open to these behavioural ideas, which I was initially not.” Contracts are a big deal. They have a place in all manner of economics transactions and
Columns
Interviews - Audio
Wishing on a star
Beware the simple solution. It could all end in tears. There …
The bull in China’s shop
In this issue we are exploring the world of international …
Bots and bell ringing
Richard Baldwin is a leading international expert and author on …
Open Season?
The debate in the US on economics in the policy …
Articles
Past Events - Audio
Here We Go
Incheon towards the future: the city hosted 3,000 people for the 6th Wellbeing Forum. There is an international group of government …
Paul Krugman’s incredible invisibility trick
It’s impossible to avoid misjudgements in life or to get all one’s predictions right. But should economists get caught out …
Neoliberalism unchained
Petrobras formed the linchpin of a reindustrialisation strategy through its capacity to develop offshore oil production including the giant platforms …
Industrial Strategy for the Public Good
Since the Crash in 07/08, industrial strategy in the UK has seen a renaissance as a legitimate area for policy …
The Nobel Factor: The Prize in Economics 50 Years On
We know that although economic theory may be speculative, its impact is powerful and real. Since the 1970s, it has …
The Foundational Economy
Privatisation, market choice, outsourcing: these are the watchwords that have shaped policy in numerous democratic states in the last generation. …