Economic policy

The power of economic thinking can be explained by seven core principles....

In responding to the financial crash of 2008, both the Bush administration and the Obama administration have relied on prescriptions developed by John Maynard Keynes....

The world is awash with economic information. Governments release reports. Pundits give their interpretation on television. And the stock market may go its own way, confusing everyone. How can you better understand what it means for you? Find out....

Current debates about economic crises typically focus on the role that public debt and debt-fueled public spending play in economic growth....

Economic theories and models shape our everyday lives. But are policy makers right to be so slavishly reliant on them? Tom Bergin is sceptical, and he subjects eight of the most prevalent economic mantras to close scrutiny....

Of the 20 most costly catastrophes since 1970, more than half have occurred since 2001. Is this an omen of what the 21st century will be....

Leading economist John B. Taylor’s straightforward plan to rebuild America’s economic future by returning to its founding principles....

What sparks vast economic calamities? Why do our economic policy makers fail to protect us from upheavals? In Wrong, economist Richard Grossman addresses such questions....

Why Save the Bankers? brings together selected columns from the period bookended by the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Paris attacks of November 2015....

In Light of Yesterday takes the listener on a journey to better understand the events that have shaped the global economy....

For over a decade now, the American economy has been on a rollercoaster - an economic boom between 2003 and 2008, followed by a severe economic downturn....

This updated and expanded edition of Are the Rich Necessary? is an ideal introduction to economics at a time when economics is on everyone's mind....

All that glitters is gold and gold has never glittered so much as it has in the last decade, reaching staggering new prices in recent years. The definitive modern argument to returning to a gold standard, The New Gold Standard succinctly and clearly explains the nature....

In 1991 India faced its 'Greece moment': an unprecedented financial crisis against the backdrop of political uncertainty and crumbling investor confidence....