Search Results - "Oxford review of economic policy"

Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? by Hepburn, Cameron, O’Callaghan, Brian, Stern, Nicholas, Stiglitz, Joseph, Zenghelis, Dimitri

“…Abstract The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have dramatic consequences for progress on climate change. Imminent fiscal recovery packages could entrench or partly…”
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Supply and demand shocks in the COVID-19 pandemic: an industry and occupation perspective by del Rio-Chanona, R Maria, Mealy, Penny, Pichler, Anton, Lafond, François, Farmer, J Doyne

“…Abstract We provide quantitative predictions of first-order supply and demand shocks for the US economy associated with the COVID-19 pandemic at the level of…”
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Baby steps: the gender division of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sevilla, Almudena, Smith, Sarah

“…Abstract The nature and scale of the shocks to the demand for, and the supply of, home childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic provide a unique opportunity to…”
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Innovation policy: what, why, and how by Edler, Jakob, Fagerberg, Jan

“…During the last two to three decades policy-makers have increasingly became concerned about the role of innovation for economic performance and, more recently,…”
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Electricity market design by Cramton, Peter

“…Electricity markets are designed to provide reliable electricity at least cost to consumers. This paper describes how the best designs satisfy the twin goals…”
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COVID-19 and public-sector capacity by Mazzucato, Mariana, Kattel, Rainer

“…Abstract The paper argues that to govern a pandemic, governments require dynamic capabilities and capacity—too often missing. These include capacity to adapt…”
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Does infrastructure investment lead to economic growth or economic fragility? Evidence from China by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…China's three-decade infrastructure investment boom shows few signs of abating. Is China's economic growth a consequence of its purposeful investment? Is China…”
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Social protection response to the COVID-19 crisis: options for developing countries by Gerard, François, Imbert, Clément, Orkin, Kate

“…Abstract The public health response to COVID-19 in many countries has involved strict restrictions on movement and economic activity which threaten the…”
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Where modern macroeconomics went wrong by Stiglitz, Joseph E.

“…This paper provides a critique of the DSGE models that have come to dominate macroeconomics during the past quarter-century. It argues that at the heart of the…”
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On the future of macroeconomic models by Blanchard, Olivier

“…Macroeconomics has been under scrutiny as a field since the financial crisis, which brought an abrupt end to the optimism of the Great Moderation. There is…”
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The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic: an assessment by Susskind, Daniel, Vines, David

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has created both a medical crisis and an economic crisis. As others have noted, we face challenges just as big as those in the…”
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Public financing of innovation: new questions by Mazzucato, Mariana, Semieniuk, Gregor

“…Economic theory justifies policy when there are concrete market failures. The article shows how in the case of innovation, successful policies that have led to…”
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Green industrial policy by Rodrik, Dani

“…Green growth requires green technologies: production techniques that economize on exhaustible resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The availability of…”
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The initial impact of COVID-19 and policy responses on household incomes by Brewer, Mike, Gardiner, Laura

“…Abstract As soon as the scale of the coronavirus shock to the economy became clear, the UK government introduced three policies to protect directly household…”
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A cost–benefit analysis of the COVID-19 disease by Rowthorn, Robert, Maciejowski, Jan

“…Abstract The British government has been debating how to escape from the lockdown without provoking a resurgence of the COVID-19 disease. There is a growing…”
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Challenges for wholesale electricity markets with intermittent renewable generation at scale: the US experience by Joskow, Paul L

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An interdisciplinary model for macroeconomics by Haldane, A. G., Turrell, A. E.

“…Macroeconomic modelling has been under intense scrutiny since the Great Financial Crisis, when serious shortcomings were exposed in the methodology used to…”
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COVID-19 and the UK labour market by Mayhew, Ken, Anand, Paul

“…Abstract This article considers policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis as they affect the labour market, how these policies are evolving and some of the…”
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International cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic by Brown, Gordon, Susskind, Daniel

“…Abstract This paper explores the concept of ‘global public goods’ (GPGs) in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that many of the tasks…”
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Small business training to improve management practices in developing countries: re-assessing the evidence for ‘training doesn’t work by McKenzie, David

“…Abstract  Despite the popularity of business training among policy-makers, its use has faced increasing scepticism. Most of the first randomized experiments…”
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