This article advances the argument that quality of democracy depends not only on the performance of democratic institutions but also on the…
We develop a conceptual framework to highlight the role of ideas as a catalyst for policy and institutional change. We make an explicit…
When President George Washington gave his Farewell Address in 1796, he urged the American people “to be constantly awake” to the risk of “…
Is it the ''How'' or the ''When'' that Matters in Fiscal Adjustments? Alberto Alesina, March 2018, Paper, "Using data from 16 OECD…
Summers Warns Next U.S. Recession Could Outlast Previous One. Lawrence Summers, February 28, 2018, Video, "The next U.S. recession could…
The Fed Should Be Careful What It Wishes For. Carmen Reinhart, February 28, 2018, Opinion, "Major central banks’ fixation on inflation…
Summers Says 'Now We're in Good Times' in the U.S.'. Lawrence Summers, 2/28/18, Video, "Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers…
Why Are US Interest Rates High and Rising? Martin Feldstein, February 27, 2018, Opinion, "New savers in the United States stand to gain as…
New article by Senior Fellow John Shattuck in The American Prospect.
Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1835 that “the greatness…
Based on contributions from leading scholars, this study generates a wealth of new empirical information about Latin American party systems…