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Working Paper No. 623The Meltdown of the Global Economy
The enormity and pervasiveness of the global economic crisis that began in 2008 makes it relevant to analyze the circumstances that can explain this catastrophe. This will also provide clues to the appropriate remedial measures needed to prevent future occurrences of similar developments. The paper begins with some theoretical concerns relating to factors that could […] -
Working Paper No. 622
Innocent Frauds Meet Goodhart’s Law in Monetary Policy
This paper discusses recent UK monetary policies as instances of John Kenneth Galbraith’s “innocent fraud,” including the idea that money is a thing rather than a relationship, the fallacy of composition (i.e., that what is possible for one bank is possible for all banks), and the belief that the money supply can be controlled by […] -
Working Paper No. 621
Gendered Aspects of Globalization
We need to go beyond the accepted notions relating to the role of women in the economy and society, especially in terms of what is recognized in mainstream theory and policy as “work” done by women. Thus, the traditional gender roles, with the man as the breadwinner and the woman in the role of housekeeper, […] -
Book SeriesThe Elgar Companion to Hyman Minsky
Hyman Minsky’s analysis, in the early 1990s, of the capitalist economy’s transformation in the postwar period accurately predicted the global financial meltdown that began in late 2007. With the republication in 2008 of his seminal books John Maynard Keynes (1975) and Stabilizing an Unstable Economy (1986), his ideas have seen an unprecedented resurgence, and the […] -
BlogA moment to remember Hyman Minsky
Hyman P. Minsky, the renowned financial economist, macroeconomist, and Levy Institute distinguished scholar, was born 91 years ago today. A short bio of Minsky, along with links to many of his publications, can be found here. Minsky’s papers are collected at the Minsky Archive, which is housed at the institute. In April, we will be [...] -
Working Paper No. 620
Measuring Poverty Using Both Income and Wealth
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the approaches to poverty based on income and wealth that have been proposed in the literature. Two types of approaches are considered: those that look at income and wealth separately when defining the poverty frontier, and those in which these two dimensions are integrated into a single index […] -
Working Paper No. 619
Asia and the Global Crisis
The global crisis of 2007–09 affected developing Asia largely through a decline in exports to the developed countries and a slowdown in remittances. This happened very quickly, and by 2009 there were already signs of recovery (except on the employment front). This recovery was led by China’s impressive performance, aided by a large stimulus package […] -
Public Policy Brief Highlight No. 114
Debts, Deficits, Economic Recovery, and the US Government
In this new policy brief, President Dimitri B. Papadimitriou and Research Scholar Greg Hannsgen evaluate the current path of fiscal deficits in the United States in the context of government debt and further spending, economic recovery, and unemployment. They are adamant that there is no justification for the belief that cutting spending or raising taxes […] -
Public Policy Brief Highlight No. 114
Χρέος, ελλείμματα, οικονομική ανάκαμψη και η κυβέρνηση των ΗΠΑ
Στο νέο αυτό κείμενο δημόσιας πολιτικής, ο Πρόεδρος Δημήτρης Β. Παπαδημητρίου και ο Ερευνητικός Μελετητής Greg Hannsgen αξιολογούν τη σημερινή πορεία των δημοσίων ελλειμμάτων στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στο πλαίσιο του κυβερνητικού χρέους και των δαπανών, της οικονομικής ανάκαμψης και της ανεργίας. Είναι ανένδοτοι ότι δεν υπάρχει τεκμηρίωση για την πεποίθηση ότι η μείωση δαπανών ή […] -
Working Paper No. 618
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1992 and 2007 LIMEW Estimates for the United States
The quality of match of four statistical matches used in the LIMEW estimates for the United States for 1992 and 2007 is described. The first match combines the 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) with the 1993 March Supplement to the Current Population Survey, or Annual Demographic Supplement (ADS). The second match combines the 1985 […] -
Working Paper No. 617
How to Sustain the Chinese Economic Miracle?
This paper investigates China’s role in creating global imbalances, and the related call for a massive renminbi revaluation as a (supposed) panacea to forestall their reemergence as the world economy recovers from severe crisis. We reject the prominence widely attributed to China as a cause of global imbalances and the exclusive focus on the renminbi-dollar […] -
Public Policy Brief No. 115What Should Banks Do?
In this new brief, Senior Scholar L. Randall Wray examines the later works of Hyman P. Minsky, with a focus on Minsky’s general approach to financial institutions and policy. The New Deal reforms of the 1930s strengthened the financial system by separating investment banks from commercial banks and putting in place government guarantees such as […]