History
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Conference paper
Precarious Condition: A Challenge For New Forms Of Struggle
Feb 2015
This text is part of a research project still in working progress that collects different contributions by the author and rewrite and reanalyse some reflections, already present, in a different form, in some publications:
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What does Yanis Varoufakis want?
Feb 26, 2015
With the approval of the reform proposals by the Greek government, the Eurozone has returned to calmer waters. But it is only a brief interlude.
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Working paper
The Labor Market Consequences of Electricity Adoption: Concrete Evidence from the Great Depression
Feb 2015
When the adoption of a new labor‐saving technology increases labor productivity, it is an open question whether the economy adjusts in the medium‐term by decreasing employment or increasing output. This paper studies the effects of cheaper electricity on the labor market during the Great Depression.
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Emerging Markets and the Reregulation of Cross-Border Finance
Feb 13, 2015
Fresh from discussions at the UN regarding the Argentinian debt crisis, Institute grantee Kevin Gallagher tells us about his new book and how developing countries can look for opportunity amidst modern financial obstacles.
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Working paper
Networks in Economics: A Perspective on the Literature
Feb 2015
It is instructive to view the study of networks in economics as a shift in paradigm, in the sense of Kuhn (1962). This perspective helps us locate the innovation that networks bring to economics, appreciate different strands of the research, assess the current state of the subject and identify the challenges.
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The Brace is On
Feb 3, 2015
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Forging Fresh Tools from the Past
Feb 1, 2015
John Smithin argues that we need to rethink the “consensus” with tools old and new.
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Yes indeed, we can blog it!
Jan 19, 2015
Last year I pointed out here (and here) that macroeconomists were making themselves comfortable in the blogosphere to discuss theoretical, methodological, and, why not, historical issues of their field (see also a nice post by our fellow kid, Beatrice).
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Bernard Maris (1946-2015), Charlie Hebdo and Incommensurability
Jan 11, 2015
As you may remember, I had decided to cease contributing to this blog a few months ago. Nevertheless, I thought I could use my completely illegitimate administrator rights to post one last piece dealing with the recent events in France
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Much Ado About Cyber Security
Jan 5, 2015
Private data is leaked more and more in our society. Wikileaks, Facebook, and identity theft are just three examples. Network defenses are constantly under attack from cyber criminals, organized hacktivists, and even disgruntled ex-employees.
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China's Regulation Problem
Jan 4, 2015
Repression in China today is at its most severe point since the aftermath of 1989. David Wu discusses the tensions inherent in a one-party state which is struggling to aspire toward a more predictable rule of law.
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Years granted:
2015
Collective and Cumulative Careers: Foundations for Sustainable Prosperity
This research project posits that increasing income concentration and erosion of the middle class are interrelated results of a change in the dominant corporate resource-allocation regime from “retain-and-reinvest” to “downsize-and-distribute,” manifested by massive distributions to shareholders and the disappearance of “collective and cumulative” careers.
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Years granted:
2015
Central Banks, Crises, and Income Distribution
This research project studies the evolution of monetary policy since the financial crisis, as regards to changes in implementation mechanisms and use of conventional/unconventional instruments of monetary policy, as well as its mpact on macroeconomic variables, including income distribution.
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Years granted:
2015
Distributional National Accounts
The objective of this proposal is to build distributional statistics of income and wealth consistent with national accounts aggregates for the United States.
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Years granted:
2015
Financial Innovation and Central Banking in China: a Money View
This research project develops a “Money View” analysis of the recent evolution of China’s financial system.