From the Publisher: In this valuable resource, more than thirty of the world's top economists offer innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on our most pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate,...

Did austerity cause Brexit? This paper shows that the rise of popular support for the UK Independence Party (UKIP), as the single most important correlate of the subsequent Leave vote in the 2016 European Union (EU) referendum, along with broader measures of political dissatisfaction, are...

This book collects articles previously written for The Economists' Voice, a non-partisan online journal published by the Berkeley Electronic Press, and presents innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on the issues of the day. It offers the perspectives of leading economists on...