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Stiglitz on Democracy Now

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 07:48.
Stiglitz on Democracy Now
Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz appeared on Democracy Now this morning. Among other things, he discusses his new book his views of the U.S.economy on the one-year anniversary of the stimulus package.-By rob on 2010-02-18

Elinor Ostrom presents her analysis of the commons

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 07:20.
Elinor Ostrom presents her analysis of the commons
Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel prize in economics yesterday (along with Oliver Williamson). Here is a video by Prof. Ostrom explaining her take on the commons.

-By rob on 2009-12-15

Amartya Sen on Adam Smith and the current economic crisis

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 22:27.
Amartya Sen on Adam Smith and the current economic crisis
Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen has a new article in the Financial Times. In it he discusses how Adam Smith did not imagine markets as the neoclassical models currently place them. In particular, markets (in Adam Smith's view, as discussed by Sen) exist within a structure of institutions. I find the following excepts particularly interesting:

-By rob on 2009-05-20

Symbols of Economic Recovery

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 21:27.
Symbols of Economic Recovery
-By rob on 2009-05-20

Understanding the Financial Crisis in the U.S.

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 11:27.
Understanding the Financial Crisis in the U.S.
I've been asked by a number of people about the current financial crisis in the U.S. I've been struggling to find a simple way to explain it, but now have some resources.

First, Roger Congleton has put together a good set of notes explaining the credit crisis. (HT to Tyler Cowen)
-By rob on 2008-10-07

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