Anwar M. Shaikh

Anwar Shaikh was a Senior Scholar and Research Associate at the Levy Institute since 1990, with his first paper in the Institute’s working paper series issued in March 1989. In collaboration with other Institute scholars, he helped continue the legacy of Wynne Godley in macroeconomic modeling at the Levy Institute. One of the world’s leading heterodox economists, Shaikh was professor of economics at The New School for Social Research and an associate editor of the Cambridge Journal of Economics. He has written widely on international trade, finance theory, political economy, econophysics, US macroeconomic policy, the welfare state, growth theory, inflation theory, crisis theory, national and global inequality, and past and current global economic crises. His most recent book, Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crises (Oxford University Press, 2016), takes a unique approach in developing an economic analysis of modern capitalism without any reliance on conventional assumptions of either perfect or imperfect competition, and offers an alternative framework for understanding modern economies.

The Levy Institute is the home of the Anwar Shaikh Archive, featuring his papers—published and unpublished—class notes, letters, and videos.