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Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul (2023)
Book
El-Kazaz, S. (2023). E. Ault (Ed.), Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478027386

In Politics in the Crevices, Sarah El-Kazaz takes readers into the world of urban planning and design practices in Istanbul and Cairo. In this transnational ethnography of neighborhoods undergoing contested rapid transformations, she reveals how the... Read More about Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul.

Thinking Outside the Box: Giancarlo Marini, A Rigorous Eclectic Economist (2023)
Book Chapter
Imbriani, C., & Scaramozzino, P. (2023). Thinking Outside the Box: Giancarlo Marini, A Rigorous Eclectic Economist. In C. Imbriani, & P. Scaramozzino (Eds.), Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments (31-48). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36518-8_3

In the current age of hyper-specialisation in the economic profession, the range of interests of Giancarlo Marini stands out for their breadth and originality. Marini gave significant contributions to monetary and fiscal policy and their interactions... Read More about Thinking Outside the Box: Giancarlo Marini, A Rigorous Eclectic Economist.

Intertemporal Choices, Information, and Opportunity Sets: The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy (2023)
Book Chapter
Imbriani, C., & Scaramozzino, P. (2023). Intertemporal Choices, Information, and Opportunity Sets: The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy. In C. Imbriani, & P. Scaramozzino (Eds.), Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments (11-29). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36518-8_2

Monetary authorities have the advantage over the private sector because of the longevity of their institutions and their exclusive power to issue fiat money. These defining features of central banking have, however, been overlooked by much of the rec... Read More about Intertemporal Choices, Information, and Opportunity Sets: The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy.

Introduction: Time and Economic Policy (2023)
Book Chapter
Imbriani, C., & Scaramozzino, P. (2023). Introduction: Time and Economic Policy. In C. Imbriani, & P. Scaramozzino (Eds.), Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments (1-8). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36518-8_1

What is the role today of monetary and fiscal policy? The past few years have seen an intensification of the debate on the scope and rationale of economic policy, stimulated by the responses to the massive economic shocks which affected the global ec... Read More about Introduction: Time and Economic Policy.

Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments (2023)
Book
Imbriani, C., & Scaramozzino, P. (Eds.). (2023). Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36518-8

This volume presents state-of-the-art contributions to the theory and practice of economic policy. In light of the 2007/2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, it discusses the relevance and effectiveness of various traditional economic poli... Read More about Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited. A Restatement of the Evergreen Instruments.

Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist (2023)
Journal Article
Oughton, C., & Tobin, D. (2023). Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 47(5), 943-964. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bead032

We start from Robinson’s article on Harrod’s Dynamic Economics and her criticism that technological change was exogenous: ‘in Mr. Harrod’s world, technical progress falls like the gentle dew from heaven and is not susceptible to any economic influenc... Read More about Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist.

Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy (2023)
Journal Article
Bustamante, J., Oughton, C., Pesque-Cela, V., & Tobin, D. (in press). Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy. Research Policy: Policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, 52(9), Article 104850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104850

This paper revisits the patents debate and considers the role of intellectual property rights and their impact on society in the context of inventions designed to protect global common pool resources (CPRs) such as public health and the environment.... Read More about Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy.

Weaknesses of MMT as a Guide to Development Policy (2023)
Journal Article
Aboobaker, A., & Ugurlu, E. N. (2023). Weaknesses of MMT as a Guide to Development Policy. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 47(3), 555-574. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bead009

This paper addresses the limitations of Modern Money Theory (MMT) as a guide to development policy. We explore two main questions on this topic: whether policies championed by MMT advocates (i) ought to be implemented in low- and middle-income econom... Read More about Weaknesses of MMT as a Guide to Development Policy.