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View article: Reflections on Informal Employment, COVID-19, and the Future
Reflections on Informal Employment, COVID-19, and the Future Open
This chapter features reflections of four eminent scholars on key themes of the volume. To prepare for future crises, economist Ravi Kanbur recommends stress testing social protection systems in the face of crises and using the findings to…
View article: Relational Inequality and Economic Outcomes: A Consideration of the Indian Experience
Relational Inequality and Economic Outcomes: A Consideration of the Indian Experience Open
The study of inequality by economists has largely focussed on distributive inequalities of various kinds. The focus on different dimensions of distributive inequality in access and outcomes is welcome. However, it is also important to cons…
View article: The social consequences of inflation in developing countries
The social consequences of inflation in developing countries Open
The title of this article is a riff off a publication of G. C. Harcourt’s 1974 piece, ‘The social consequences of inflation’. He wrote this in a period of the global economy that bears some strong similarities to our own contemporary phase…
View article: Figure data and code used in Technical comment on "Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments"
Figure data and code used in Technical comment on "Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments" Open
The package contains the data and code to create the figure in the associated technical comment in Science published at https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg5893
View article: Figure data and code used in Technical comment on "Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments"
Figure data and code used in Technical comment on "Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments" Open
The package contains the data and code to create the figure in the associated technical comment in Science published at https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg5893
View article: The return of austerity imperils global health
The return of austerity imperils global health Open
Recognising the world’s lack of preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic, international organisations like the World Health Organization, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund are calling for extensive additional funding to strengthen …
View article: Five Insights for Avoiding Global Collapse
Five Insights for Avoiding Global Collapse Open
Looming environmental and social breaking points, like climate change and massive inequalities, are becoming increasingly apparent and large in scale. In this book, Gaya Herrington puts today’s key societal challenges in perspective. Her a…
View article: Taxing Multinationals: A Fundamental Shift Is Under Way
Taxing Multinationals: A Fundamental Shift Is Under Way Open
This article suggests a variant on the proposal for a global anti-base erosion tax (GloBE), which is more equitable, far less complex, and more practical, as it could be introduced by a coalition of willing states.TEXTThe international eff…
View article: Hindutva, Economic Neoliberalism and the Abuse of Economic Statistics in India
Hindutva, Economic Neoliberalism and the Abuse of Economic Statistics in India Open
This essay argues that attempts at implementing the Hindutva agenda adversely affect economic activity. At first sight, Modi’s unabashedly neoliberal and pro-big capital claims could seem contradictory to his politics of hatred that severe…
View article: Global instability and the development project: is the twenty-first century different?
Global instability and the development project: is the twenty-first century different? Open
Despite a few pockets of relatively fast expansion, overall deficiency of demand characterises the world economy. The external stimulus provided by the US is declining; Europe's net impact is negative because of the emphasis on generating …
View article: A note on estimating income inequality across countries using PPP exchange rates
A note on estimating income inequality across countries using PPP exchange rates Open
The use of exchange rates based on Purchasing Power Parities to compare incomes across countries and over time has now become standard practice. But there are reasons to believe that this could lead to excessively inflated incomes for poor…
View article: ELR volume 27 issue 2 Cover and Front matter
ELR volume 27 issue 2 Cover and Front matter Open
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