Arguably, one of the most important developments in the field of applied economics during the last decades has been the …

In this essay I review Sylvia Nasar's long awaited new history of economics, Grand Pursuit. I describe how the book is … foibles to show they are human! I contrast the general view of the role of economics in Grand Pursuit with Robert Heilbroner …

analyses the present state of the Japanese economy and the prospects of removing the country’s huge current account surplus by …

the implementation of the Helsinki Final Act, it is worthwhile to review the proposals made in "Basket II" (economics) and …

The economic and financial crisis has hit Spain harder than practically any other country in Europe. Even if there are … occasional reports that the Spanish economy is improving slightly, the unemployment rate remains at 25 per cent and is as high as … 54 per cent among Spain's young people. The data presented in this article, which were obtained via a representative …

This paper analyzes the impact of changes in macroeconomic conditions on the income distribution in Spain. Using …, the poor performance of the Spanish economy during the early 1990's appears to have reversed this trend. We also conclude …