Economics

Reimagining the UK Sociology Curriculum: Internationalization, Decolonialization and Employability
News
July 13, 2017

Reimagining the UK Sociology Curriculum: Internationalization, Decolonialization and Employability

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Alan Kruger on the Best Recipe for Policy
Public Policy
June 5, 2017

Alan Kruger on the Best Recipe for Policy

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Economic Forecast: This Year’s Model May Disappoint
News
February 3, 2017

Economic Forecast: This Year’s Model May Disappoint

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Michelle Baddeley on the Herd
Social Science Bites
February 1, 2017

Michelle Baddeley on the Herd

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In This Indebted World, Austerity May Be Forever

In This Indebted World, Austerity May Be Forever

Political economist Mark Blyth argues that in a highly indebted world, austerity – introduced as an ‘emergency’ measure to save the economy, to right the fiscal ship – has becomes a permanent state of affairs.

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Why Did Contract Theory Deserve a Nobel Prize?

Why Did Contract Theory Deserve a Nobel Prize?

As technology improves and organizations become more complex, the theory and practice of contract design will only increase in importance. As such, we owe, we owe a great debt to this year’s Nobel laureates in economics for giving us powerful tools to structure effective contracts.

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Viewing ‘Homo economicus’ Through Prism of Behavioral Economics

Viewing ‘Homo economicus’ Through Prism of Behavioral Economics

Behavioral economics as a practice is here to stay, suggests a new report. Whether it remains a separate discipline or is absorbed by the other social sciences remains an open question.

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Do New Sports Facilities Prompt New Business in Local Communities?

Do New Sports Facilities Prompt New Business in Local Communities?

How well do new sports facilities promote economic growth in a community? Recently published in the Journal of Sports Economics, the article “Do New Sports […]

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Labor Economics and May Day throughout the Year

Labor Economics and May Day throughout the Year

As in recent years, work and economic issues have been on the minds of citizens worldwide – and not just on May […]

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The American Economist Is Now Online!

The American Economist Is Now Online!

We’re pleased to announce that The American Economist is now online with a new, special March 2016 issue! The special issue takes a look back […]

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Behavioral Science May Hold Some Keys to Climate Change

Behavioral Science May Hold Some Keys to Climate Change

As we are often reminded, we urgently and drastically need to limit our use of one shared resource – fossil fuels – and its effect on another – the climate. But how realistic is this goal, both for national leaders and for us? Well, psychology may hold some answers.

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Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Ian Quigg

Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Ian Quigg

In the final installment of the 10 top essays submitted to the ESRC reflecting on how a social science-influenced world will look in 2015, we present Ian Quigg’s ruminations on what capitalism will look like after another half century’s buffeting by the ‘perennial gale of creative destruction.’

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