the World," is an idiosyncratic stocktaking of the trajectory of economics from Adam Smith to contemporary times, with … special attention to the rise of development economics. Given the challenges faced by the global economy in recent times, and … especially since 2008, it is time for a serious evaluation of economics for policy making. The paper comments on some potential …

shifts in the direction of research in development economics. The paper places a particular emphasis on the lessons that … developed countries can learn from the developing world …

striking resurgence of interest, which came with rising attention to economics and more frequent references to both general and … the retreat from leftist economics and politics since the late 1970s. Although many debates from 200 years ago continue …

A core insight from early behavioral economics is that much of human judgment and behavior is influenced by "fast … rarely identify their research findings as "behavioral" economics. This research constitutes a second strand of behavioral … economics that illuminates the tight interlinkages between preferences, culture, and institutions and points to new policy …

There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers … views and downloads of economics papers. Second, blogging raises the profile of the blogger (and his or her institution) and … boosts their reputation above economists with similar publication records. Finally, a blog can transform attitudes about some …

This paper discusses the theory that less politics makes better economics. It argues that this perspective on politics …