Capitalism and Freedom

Today's Hardtalk on BBC World News ( link ) discussed the political, economic and social aspects of communism versus liberal capitalism ...

From Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna ( link ): "We examine the evidence on episodes of large stances in fiscal policy, both in cases...

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former CBO director, discussed the negative effects of the new fiscal policy in the U.S ( link ).

The Economist published a thorough discussion ( link ) of China's currency policy and reasons why yuan is unlikely to revaluate any soon...

The Economist updated the report on the Japanese economy which again suffered from monthly deflation ( link ). The forecasts for the end of ...

Daron Acemoglu wrote a marvelous article discussing the supportive role of incentives and institutions in global poverty reduction and econo...

In yesterday's edition of WSJ, Johnny Munkhammar and Nima Sanandaji wrote a well-argued dissussion ( link ) on how Eastern Europe's ...

The Economist has published two great articles on the anomalies of U.S fiscal deficit ( link ) ( link ).

The Economist published an excellent analysis on the future of reserve currencies in the world ( link ).

Yesterday, it has been 20 years since the fall of the Berlin wall and the eventual collapse of communist political and economic system in Ce...

Frederic Mishkin says not all bubbles are a threat to the economy ( link ): "Nonetheless, if a bubble poses a sufficient danger to the ...

From The Economist ( link ): "Nevertheless, it is unclear how a transatlantic row can be avoided along the lines of the spat in 2001, w...

Russia's recessionary contraction has been marked with several distinct features. First, capital account deteriorated significantly. In ...

The latest macroeconomic data from major world economies suggested that the recessionary contraction is likely to be ended in the light of p...

David O. Meltzer and Zhuo Chen explored the relationship between minimum wage rate in the U.S and body weight ( link ): "Growing consum...

Norges Bank has recently published Monetary Policy Report 3/2009 ( link ) and a comprehensive list of figures and charts including major mac...

Eric Maskin offers a comprehensive insight into financial crisis from the perspective of the economic theory ( link )

This year's Nobel prize in economics goes to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson ( link ). Elinor Ostrom received the prize for her a...

Robert Barro and Charles Redlick wrote an op-ed in WSJ ( link ) on their original paper ( link ) where they discuss the macroeconomic effect...

Gary Becker ( link ) and Richard Posner ( link ) opened a discussion on how unions influence policymaking decision. Recently, president Obam...