Auditing Economic Policy for Human Rights: A Guide for Activists and Advocates

December 16, 2019

Category: Diane Elson, Economic Policy, Ethics, Human Rights, James Heintz, Jonah Walters , Macroeconomics, Radhika Balakrishnan

By Radhika Balakrishnan, Diane Elson, James Heintz and Jonah Walters Macroeconomic policy affects all of us, n

New Book: Money, Method and Contemporary Post-Keynesian Economics

March 22, 2019

Category: Economic Policy, Geoff Tily, Heterodox Economics, Jesper Jespersen, Keynes, Keynesianism, Macroeconomics, Methodology, Money, Post-Keynesian, Sheila Dow

Edited by Sheila Dow, Jesper Jespersen, and Geoff Tily. From Edward Elgar: This volume concentrates on contemporary P

Is MMT “America First” Economics?

March 20, 2019

Category: Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy, Gerald Epstein, Macroeconomics, Modern Monetary Theory, Monetary Policy

By Gerald Epstein, Modern Money Theory (MMT) has recently gained a remarkable amount of attention. This has stemmed la

New Book: Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited – Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump

November 20, 2017

Category: centre-periphery, Economic Policy, Europe, Globalization, Joseph Stiglitz, Periphery, Trump, United States, world economy, World-System

By Joseph E. Stiglitz. From W.W. Norton: In this crucial expansion and update of his landmark bestseller, renowned eco

New Book: Austerity vs Stimulus – The Political Future of Economic Recovery

August 17, 2017

Category: austerity, David Fields, Economic Policy, European Union, Eurozone, Great recession, Public Policy, Robert Skidelsky, stimulus

Edited by Robert Skidelsky & Nicolò Fraccarol. From Palgrave: This timely book debates the economic and politica

CALL FOR PAPERS: Freedom and Justice – Jobs, Economic Security, and Inclusion

May 3, 2017

Category: ASHE, C-SPAN, Call For Papers, Communalism, conferences, Critical Social Science, David Fields, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economic Security, employment, Environment, Freedom, Gender, Human Potential, INET, jobs, John Jay, NEA, New School, Nina Banks, Public Investment, Race, Social Justice, Wages, Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Working-Class

The National Economic Association (NEA) and the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) announce and invite p

New Book: Employers’ Economics versus Employees’ Economy – How Adam Smith’s Legacy Obscures Public Investment in the Private Sector

April 17, 2017

Category: Adam Smith, Business, Central Planning, Corpocracy, Corporations, David Fields, Economic Policy, economics, John F. M. McDermott, Private Sector, Public Finance, Public Investment, Public Policy, Work, Workers

By John F. M. McDermott. From Palgrave: This book argues that economic activity in the public sphere now underwrites pr

Dirk Bezemer & Michael Hudson: Finance Is Not the Economy

January 15, 2017

Category: David Fields, Debt, Dirk Bezemer, Economic Policy, Finance, Financial Crisis, Financial System, financialization, Inequality, Macroeconomics, Money & Banking, Public Debt

By Dirk Bezemer and Michael Hudson Why have economies polarized so sharply since the 1980s, and especially since the 2

New Working Paper – Explaining the Euro crisis: Current account imbalances, credit booms and economic policy in different economic paradigms

November 24, 2016

Category: crisis, David Fields, Economic Policy, Engelbert Stockhammer, Euro, Euro Crisis, Europe, Eurozone, Fiscal Policy, Heterodox Economics, Methodology, Monetary Policy, Troika

By Engelbert Stockhammer, Collin Constantine, & Severin Reissl From the abstract: The paper proposes a post-Key

Pavlina R. Tcherneva on the economic consequences of Donald Trump

November 14, 2016

Category: David Fields, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economic Bill of Rights, Economic Policy, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Social Justice, United States

By Pavlina R. Tcherneva, A lot has been said already. For me, this was the culmination of a decades-long process where th

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