economists
Tainted Philanthropy in Higher Education
Our institutions of higher education should apply appropriate ethical and academic standards when considering financial donations; otherwise, they risk promoting the private interests of...
During a Pandemic, Beware the Man of One Model
"I have great respect for the scientific model builders who attempt at quantifying the uncertainty we face and those policy advisors who are willing to accept differences...
Deaths of Despair and Covid-19: a Webinar With Angus Deaton and Luigi Zingales
Deaths of despair are a slow disintegration of working-class lives: Will the coronavirus accelerate this process? In a conversion with Luigi Zingales, Nobel laureate...
Is Monetary Policy Independence Out of Date? A Mini-Course With Paul Tucker (Part 3)
The Federal Reserve and the ECB have been taking unprecedented steps to react to the financial impact of Covid-19. To frame the debate around the...
Are the Findings in Academic Economic Journals to be Trusted?
A growing number of studies provide evidence that editors (and referees) of academic journals often publish only findings showing a significant effect or surprising...
Paul Krugman on the Economic Impact of Coronavirus: "We Are Very Vulnerable, This Could Be Pretty Bad"
A sneak video preview of next week's episode of Capitalisn't, the podcast hosted by Luigi Zingales and Kate Waldock, in which Nobel Prize-winning economist...
Paul Krugman on the Economic Impact of Coronavirus: “We Are Very Vulnerable, This Could Be Pretty Bad”
A sneak video preview of next week's episode of Capitalisn't, the podcast hosted by Luigi Zingales and Kate Waldock, in which Nobel Prize-winning economist...
The Most Persistent of All Zombie Ideas: That Taxing the Wealthy Is Destructive to the Economy
Economics can’t tell you what values to have. It can, however, shed light on what to expect from policy that reflects any particular set...
A New Capitalisn't Episode: Did the Economists of the '60s and '70s Ruin the Economy?
Are economists to blame for our current state of affairs? That's the argument Binyamin Appelbaum makes in his book "The Economists' Hour." In this...
Do Top Economics Journals Hold Female-Authored Papers to Higher Standards?
Articles written by male economists are cited less than articles published by women in the same journals, a new study on gender and quality...
