The Electoral Consequences of Large Fiscal Adjustments. Alberto Alesina, December 2011, Paper. "The conventional wisdom regarding the…
The race is on to save Europe – Ken Rogoff explains the global consequences if debt problems aren't fixed. Kenneth Rogoff, November 30,…
Greece and Italy, desperate after their gridlocked political systems left them mired in debt and crisis, have chosen technocratic…
Is our Economy's Financial Sector Worth What it Costs Us? Benjamin Friedman, November 11, 2011, Opinion. “In 1867, when the American…
Mexico's private toll road program of 1989-1994 is famous both as one of the first and the most ambitious highway privatization programs…
EconomicDynamics Interviews Gita Gopinath on Sovereign Default. Gita Gopinath, November 2011, Opinion. "The interaction…
The Challenge of Urban Policy. Edward Glaeser, November 1, 2011, Paper. "Urbanization almost invariably accompanies development, and the…
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Predicting Financial Distress and the Performance of Distressed Stocks. John Y. Campbell, November 2011, Paper. "The authors examine…
Addressing Catastrophic Risks: Disparate Anatomies Require Tailored Therapies. Richard Zeckhauser, November 1, 2011, Paper. "…
Imagine if, at the height of the Great Society, Lyndon Johnson had given older Americans a right to free economic advice — to help them…