An interview with Elliot Harris: UN Chief Economist

Elliot Harris is particularly notable for his studies on the African Continent, but is also more generally a very successful economist from who we all have a lot to learn as he presented his opinions on a number of issues facing the world today. What role do you think international institutions should be playing in guiding foreign and domestic policy, especially as the 21st century … Continue reading An interview with Elliot Harris: UN Chief Economist

Maxwell DeLorenzoSeptember 18, 2020March 27, 2023Leave a comment

Interviews

An interview with Peter Diamond: Economics Nobel Prize Winner

I had the privilege of interviewing Peter Diamond, a professor at MIT and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010. He is especially known for his analysis of US Social Security policy, serving as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s. Nominated by Barack Obama in 2010 to serve on the Federal Reserve … Continue reading An interview with Peter Diamond: Economics Nobel Prize Winner

Maxwell DeLorenzoMay 6, 2020March 27, 2023Leave a comment

Development, Interviews

An interview with Aart Kraay: Acting Head of the World Bank

I was lucky enough to be able to have a brief conversation with Aart Kraay, the acting Head Economist at the World Bank. He is Director of Research in the Developmental Research Group, and an expert on international capital movements, growth and inequality, governance, and the Chinese economy. Our discussion was largely centered around a paper, published by the World Bank in January 2020, that … Continue reading An interview with Aart Kraay: Acting Head of the World Bank

Maxwell DeLorenzoMay 6, 2020March 27, 2023Leave a comment

International

The Economic Implications of Global Free Movement

The border has become the focal point of the 21st Century debate on globalisation. To some, it is an arbitrary boundary hampering efficiency; to others, the mainstay of security and prosperity. What happens when these barriers fall? The economy lies at the heart of the migration conundrum and it is largely economic factors that motivate movement. Higher wages, better working conditions, greater availability of jobs, … Continue reading The Economic Implications of Global Free Movement

Maxwell DeLorenzoApril 27, 2020March 27, 2023Leave a comment