Annulus mirabilis
Raworth: I’m not a serious academic; I’m a serious activist. Kate Raworth has, in her blend of new economic thinking, served up a printed equivalent of hot cakes with her …
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Do macroeconomists have morals?
Humans perceive symbols and narratives that have meanings (rather than process information). What might economists want with anthropologists? Laura Bear offers a few suggestions. As an anthropologist among the tribe …
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A return to fundamentals
Hall: “Most production models of economics are not based on these biophysical laws and principles; in fact, they tend to ignore them.” For decades mainstream economics has been able to …
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Rick Bookstaber Interview: A model agent
Mainstream economics’ failure to predict the 2008 crash undermined the profession’s public credibility. There’s a new game in town that financial risk guru, Rick Bookstaber, has faith in. He shares …
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Regulating behaviour: time off for good conduct?
The principles underpinning behavioural economics have been attracting legislators seeking to rein in the excesses of the financial sector. Are theymotivated by saving face, political gain or doing right by …
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Interview with Christian Felber: The Common Touch
Imagine a world where company success was determined by all the good it does. And where polluters of water, air and soil could not get investment. The Mint talks to …
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Red and expert – an insight into studying economics in China
The drag in dragon: lectures on Chinese socialism are more mind numbing than brainwashing. China’s universities revere Western economists. But the students still battle to stay awake through lectures on …
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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 …
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The question of trust is of course core to our lives. When trust breaks down in a relationship due for instance to an affair, it is probably over. This is …
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Economics is in a mess. Verity Bastion, Emeritus Professor of Economics, speaks out. The Mint has asked me to write a column. Now I know this Mint thing it’s a …
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