Eskil Ullberg

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Eskil Ullberg is a professor of economics at George Mason University and Director of the Trade in Ideas Program at the Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology.

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The Need for a Global Patent Market

Aug 6, 2018 Edmund S. Phelps & Eskil Ullberg argue that current World Trade Organization rules are holding back a global market for ideas.

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Ending Wartime Sexual Violence

Dec 10, 2018 Julian Wucherpfennig & Anita Gohdes say this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipients have raised awareness of a problem that new research can address.

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Re-Reading George H.W. Bush’s Lips

Dec 10, 2018 Jeffrey Frankel says the problem with the late president's “no new taxes” pledge wasn't that he broke it, but that he made it.

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The World Has Failed Children in Conflict Zones

Dec 10, 2018 Maleiha Malik condemns the tragic lack of accountability for those who perpetrate or enable attacks on schools.

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Betting on Dystopia

Dec 10, 2018 Kenneth Rogoff likens cryptocurrencies to lottery tickets – probably worthless, but with a tiny chance of a massive payoff.

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The Phony US-China Truce

Dec 8, 2018 Barry Eichengreen says there is plenty of precedent for the approach taken by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping – none of it good.

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The Leadership of Cities

Dec 7, 2018 Georgios Kaminis, et al. emphasize the importance of municipal governments in addressing migration and climate change.

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Women, Work, and India’s Rickshaw Revolution

Dec 7, 2018 Kasturi GVL thinks the best way to increase female participation in the labor force is with safer commutes.

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Climate Action Trumps Trump

Dec 7, 2018 Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca show how local governments and businesses are filling the gap in US federal leadership on global warming.

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