December 8, 2023, Opinion: "Manufacturing industries are no longer the labor-absorbing sectors they used to be, and that is a big problem…
This is a bold and intriguing paper. It offers a new explanation for poverty reduction (or lack thereof) and interesting new empirical…
For much of the past few months, President Joe Biden’s administration has been trying to drum up public enthusiasm around “Bidenomics”—an…
September 2023, Paper: "Industrial policy is experiencing a global resurgence. The governments of Brazil, the European Union, South Africa…
August 2023, Paper: "There are few economic policies that generate more kneejerk opposition from economists than industrial policy. This…
August 4, 2023, Opinion: "In the past, economists assessing the performance of industrial policies often focused on indicators such as…
The United Kingdom faces a good-jobs challenge. The British economy falls short on inequality metrics on the one hand, and average…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
March 2023, Paper: "We are today in the midst of a transition away from what has come to be called “neoliberalism,” with much uncertainty…
This paper reviews and synthesizes the literature on the macroeconomic implications of human capital theory. I begin with a review of the…