Author: Alan M. Taylor

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Janos Kornai The collapse of the socialist system in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union is one of the major events of this century, perhaps the most important of all. The transformation now taking p …

Essays by internationally prominent economists examine long run cross-country economic trends from the perspective of New Comparative Economic History, an approach pioneered by Harvard economist Jeff …

The "Argentine disappointment"-why Argentina persistently failed to achieve sustained economic stability during the twentieth century-is an issue that has mystified scholars for decades. In …

Developed in the classroom by two of the most prominent researchers in the field, Feenstra and Taylor’s International Economics is a modern textbook for a modern audience, connecting theory to empiri …

Help your students navigate the realities of the global economy – the theories, the data, the policies and their impact. Emphasizing the use of data and empirics to link cutting-edge economic theory …

Help your students navigate the realities of the global economy – the theories, the data, the policies and their impact. Emphasizing the use of data and empirics to link cutting-edge economic theory …

Help your students navigate the realities of the global economy – the theories, the data, the policies and their impact. Emphasizing the use of data and empirics to link cutting-edge economic theory …

Along with its painful economic costs, the financial crisis of 2008 raised concerns over the future of international policy making. As in recessions past, new policy initiatives emerged, approaches t …

As awareness of the process of globalization grows and the study of its effects becomes increasingly important to governments and businesses (as well as to a sizable opposition), the need for histori …