Indian statistical institute this book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the isi indian statistical institute platinum jubilee conference on comparative development held at the isi, delhi, india. Professor sharun mukand, professor of economics oxford university dr rene wiedner, associate professor, warwick business school, warwick university dr emma stringfellow assistant professor lecturer in human resource management mr robert robson, business psychologist, associate fellow of the british. Sharun mukand and dani rodrik no 94, nber working papers from national bureau of economic research, inc abstract. Sharun mukand, professor of economics, university of warwick a bridge too far. Sep 29, 2015 sharun mukand is a professor of economics at the university of warwick and was a member of the institute for advanced study at princeton in 201415 when much of the research for this paper was undertaken.
We examine the role of visibility in influencing government resource allocation across a multiplicity of public goods. The papers cover new and wellestablished topics in development economics. Free exchange border follies finance and economics the. Oxford psychology, great clarendon street, oxford, oxford. In practice, though, most of those democracies fail to provide equal protection under the law, according to a recent essay that rodrik published with another economist, sharun mukand. I pointed out, in turn, that the strength of economics lay precisely in smallscale theorizing, the kind of contextual thinking that clarifies cause and effect and sheds lighteven if partialon social reality.
Each module has its own web page listing basic information and with further links to the modules moodle page, which includes resources such as lecture notes and sample examination questions. The economics of highvisibility terrorism sanjay jain and sharun w. Welfare state generosity and immigrants skills alon cohen, assaf razin. In doing so, we introduce new methodological tools from cognitive psychology with applications to the economics of identity and stereotypes. His research focuses on the political economy of policymaking and development. Each module has its own web page listing basic information and with further links to the modules moodle page, which includes resources such as. No 94, nber working papers from national bureau of economic research, inc abstract. The economics value of communication with attitude april 28, 2015 4. Ethan kaplan is an associate professor of economics at the university of maryland at college park. We consider a model of policy choice in which appropriate policies depend on a countrys own circumstances, but the presence of a successful leader generates an informational. By nature of the class and the amount of material he needs to cover, he cannot possibly go over all the material, but he covers a nice outline of it in class.
An economist turns sleuth the chronicle of higher education. Third, we provide some of the first evidence to show that ethnicity is a political construct that can be altered or erased even in a relatively short time frame. New and enduring themes in development economics ebook. Democracy, visibility and public good provision sciencedirect. He is a graduate of the european institute at the london school of economics and political science. Please note that the module details in these pages are relevant to the 201920 academic year. Propaganda, nation building, and identity in rwanda, journal of political economy 127, no. Nation building and identity formation in kagames rwanda.
Journal of development economics papers from a symposium. Archive of new national bureau of economic research. The effects of terrorism on global capital markets andrew h. We consider a model of policy choice in which appropriate policies depend on a countrys own circumstances, but the presence of a successful leader generates an informational externality and results in too little policy. We show that a visibility effect distorts governmental resource allocation such that it helps explain why governments neglect provision of essential public. An introduction to modern economic thought by todd g. Hirschman professor at the school of social science, institute for advanced study. European migration exhibits a bias towards lowskilled workers, whereas the us attracts the majority of the worlds skilled migrants.
Department of economics, university of warwick, more information at edirc access statistics for papers. Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series chapters from books in process. See also journal article in journal of international economics 2006 1998. The social dimensions of microeconomic behaviour in lowincome communities. The economic analysis of terrorism 1st edition tilman. Sep 30, 2015 sharun mukand and dani rodrik the political econ. Constraints, preferences and the resolution of uncertainty alan j. Dan houser, chairman, professor of economics, george mason university demanding or deferring. Lakshmanasamy addressing equity issues in watershed development. New and enduring themes in development economics ebook, 2009.
His research focuses on macroeconomic policy and growth in the eurozone. Policy convergence, experimentation, and economic performance. Redistribution and the political impediments to economic reform, discussion papers series, department of economics, tufts university 9825. Policy convergence, experimentation and economic performamce nber working paper series mukand, sharun w on. On ideas versus interests in policymaking sharun mukand and dani rodrik nber working paper no. Siddiq is a lot of fun as a professor, explaining basic economics by comparing it to marriage and making up a rap. Development economics program, public economics program, political economy program. Yet, what noneconomists typically hear from economics sounds like a singleminded paean to markets, rationality, and selfish behavior. He is also research theme leader at cage at the university of warwick and a fellow of cesifo. The political economy of liberal democracy sharun mukand, dani rodrik.
Jul 06, 2015 equitable growth supports research and policy analysis on how trends in economic inequality and mobility and changes in the economy have affected the concentration of wealth, income, and earnings, and how these distributional shifts have affected the promise of economic security and opportunity. We exploit variation in exposure to the governments radio propaganda due to the mountainous topography of rwanda. Political murder in colombia, 194699 jurgen brauer, alejandro gomezsorzano and sankar sethuraman part 3. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. He received his phd in economics from princeton university, an ma in economics from johns hopkins university, and a ba honours in economics from st. Results of labinthefield experiments show that individuals exposed to government propaganda have lower salience of ethnicity, have increased interethnic. Sharun mukand, professor of economics, university of warwick, and dani rodrik, albert o. Development economics program, public economics program, political economy program we distinguish between three sets of rights property rights, political rights, and civil rights and provide a taxonomy of political regimes. Sep 29, 2015 the political economy of liberal democracy sharun mukand, dani rodrik 29 september 2015 this column highlights the contrast between electoral democracies and liberal ones, that is, those that protect civil rights in addition to political and property rights.
We publish indepth essays, incisive articles, and a mix of original and curated videos free to all. Sharun mukand is a professor of economics at the university of warwick and was a member of the institute for advanced study at princeton in 201415 when much of the research for this paper was undertaken. Free exchange border follies finance and economics. International differences in the determinants of life satisfaction john f. The repec blog the repec plagiarism page details about sharun mukand. Equitable growth supports research and policy analysis on how trends in economic inequality and mobility and changes in the economy have affected the concentration of wealth, income, and earnings, and how these distributional shifts have affected the promise of. At the same time, the welfare system in europe is more generous than the one in the us. We show that a visibility effect distorts governmental resource allocation such that it helps explain why governments neglect provision of essential public goods, despite their considerable benefits. D72,d78 abstract we develop a conceptual framework to highlight the role of ideas as a catalyst for policy and institutional change. Policy making in an open economy, discussion papers series, department of economics, tufts university 9824, department of economics, tufts university.
Policy making in an open economy discussion papers series, department of economics, tufts university, department of economics, tufts university view citations 1 redistribution and the political impediments to economic reform. If you want to enjoy learning economics, take this class. Or so suggest economists dani rodrik harvard university and sharun mukand warwick university, amongst others. Paul ormerods book correctly points out that the results of general competitive analysis,general equilibrium theory and neoclassical macroeconomic theory revolves around the concept of one single,unique, optimal,stable point of equilibrium that is presented mathematically as a fixed point based on any one of close to a hundred or so fixed point theorems that have been published in various. This paper examines whether propaganda broadcast over radio helped to change interethnic attitudes in postgenocide rwanda. Some of these include political economy, role of public outrage in delivering justice and the political economy of general strikes, economics of happiness, economics of labour, agricultural economics, macroeconomics and public finance. The book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students in development economics. The political economy of liberal democracy vox, cepr policy.
Nov 10, 2018 or so suggest economists dani rodrik harvard university and sharun mukand warwick university, amongst others. Conflict, state capacity and the political dynamics of reform, working paper 1288, economics department, queens university. Fafchamps, bob gibbons, amit khandelwal, claudio michelacci, dilip mookherjee, sharun mukand, andy newman, elias papaioannou, daniel paravisini, adriano rampini, debraj ray, antoinette schoar, catherine thomas and numerous people working at the institution that has shared the data used in this paper for many comments and suggestions. Jan, 2017 equitable growth supports research and policy analysis on how trends in economic inequality and mobility and changes in the economy have affected the concentration of wealth, income, and earnings, and how these distributional shifts have affected the promise of economic security and opportunity. Journal of development economics, 2014, 111, c, 150166 view citations. The economics and policy of illegal immigration in the. He was previously a scholar at the institute for advanced study at princeton university. A bibliography of recent introductory and advanced books updated like it says. In a recent report sharun mukand of the university of warwick calculates the effect of movement by half of the developing world. Rise programme, radcliffe observatory quarter, woodstock. Sharun mukand professor of economics, university of warwick sharun mukand is a professor of economics at the university of warwick and was a member of the institute for advanced study at princeton in 201415 when much of the research for this paper was undertaken. The first author thanks the university of zurich for its hospitality and is grateful to the esrc for a research professorship.