While governments and international organisations have been planning for a global pandemic for years, planning for the attendant economic shock has been much less studied. This 'Vox Debate' gathers research-based policy analysis and commentary on the economics of COVID-19 from l…
While governments and international organisations have been planning for a global pandemic for years, planning for the attendant economic shock has been much less studied. This 'Vox Debate' gathers research-based policy analysis and commentary on the economics of COVID-19 from l…
Presents the author's philosophy on economic development.
Comprises ten papers which evaluate the sustainability of the economic recovery of the ASEAN countries after the regional financial and economic crisis. Examines the challenges and competitiveness of these economies and addresses human social issues such as food security, povert…
This thesis assesses the welfare of immigrants in Greece and examines the changes in their welfare following the outbreak of the economic crisis in 2009. Data from 320 structured interviews and 42 semi structured interviews with immigrants in urban and rural areas in Greece are …
The past twenty years have been an era of economic disappointment in the United States. They have also been a time of intense economic debate, as rival ideologies contend for policy influence. Above all, they have been the age of the policy entrepreneur - the economic snake-oil …
Comprises papers presented at the ASEAN Roundtable of 18 June 2009. Covers issues of social, strategic and political implications, the economy and finance.
"President Nicolas Sarkozy of France asked Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph E. Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, along with the distinguished French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi, to establish a commission of experts to study whether Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-the most widely used…
The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 has blasted livelihoods, inspired protests, and toppled governments. It has also highlighted the profound moral concerns long surrounding globalization. Did materialist excess, doctrinaire embrace of free trade and capi…
The author examines the causes of the U.S. stock market crash of 2008 and its relation to overpriced real estate, bad mortgages, shareholder demand for excessive profits, and the growth of toxic derivatives.
