
Why We Need More Economists
Oct 8, 2019 defends the dismal science's track record of designing policies to promote growth and reduce poverty.
Roger E. A. Farmer is Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Economics at UCLA, Management team and Hub Leader for Rebuilding Macroeconomics, and the author of Prosperity for All: How to Prevent Financial Crises.
Oct 8, 2019 defends the dismal science's track record of designing policies to promote growth and reduce poverty.
Sep 3, 2019 thinks current economic conditions have exposed fundamental flaws in the theory driving monetary-policy decisions.
Jun 13, 2019 urges national treasuries to establish new investment funds to help finance governments' social programs.
Sep 4, 2018 weighs in on the debate between Joseph Stiglitz and Lawrence Summers about the response to the 2008 crisis.
Aug 9, 2018 warns Western elites not to put lofty global ideals ahead of domestic constituencies.
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