Feminist economics is a transformative project. Yet disciplinary transformation generates resistance. Feminist economics can be deliberately excluded, as in “that’s not economics,” or “that publication won’t count towards tenure,” or “this is really just sociology.” Feminist...

Part of Introduction: A number of international trade models have now been developed that account for imperfect competition. Although some of these models provide insight into situations where trade protection may be welfare improving, most indicate that imperfect competition provides additional...

The paper establishes a basis in economic theory for solving the problem of how to make comparisons of aggregate quantities and price levels across two or more geographic regions. To this end, two new classes of relative purchasing power measures are set out and the dual relationships between...

This paper investigates the behavior of agents in the United States money and Fed funds markets for the period 1982-2004. It was found that, while agents are forward looking in the money market, their behavior is policy invariant in the Fed funds market. Consequently, the optimal overnight...

This paper reconsiders a long-held view that democracy is a hindrance to economic development, at least in its early stages, and, further, that authoritarianism works better than democracy, because it allows the state to mobilize more effectively the resources necessary for industrial take-off....

Why does the current wave of globalization create more public concern/opposition than previous rounds of trade liberalization? This paper identifies a key difference between globalization and trade liberalization that could be responsible for it. It is shown that while both globalization and...