Udayan Roy: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

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“PATENTS AS A SPUR TO SUBSEQUENT INNOVATION: EVIDENCE FROM PHARMACEUTICALS,” D. GILCHRIST (2016), By Kevin Bryan, A Fine Theorem (blog), September 30, 2016.
The State of Advanced Economies and Related Policy Debates: A Fall 2016 Assessment, By Olivier Blanchard, Policy Brief, Peterson Institute for International Economics, September 2016.

Why Study Economics? By Stanley Fischer, At the Convocation for the Department of Economics, Howard University, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2016
Anti-globalists: Why they’re wrong The Economist, October 1, 2016 [Editorial accompanying a Special report: Globalisation’s critics say it benefits only the elite. In fact, a less open world would hurt the poor most of all]
The world economy: An open and shut case The Economist, October 1, 2016
Free trade: Coming and going, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Migration: Needed but not wanted, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Capital mobility: The good, the bad and the ugly, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Deregulation and competition: A lapse in concentration, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Saving globalisation: The reset button, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Trade deals: Hard bargain, The Economist, October 1, 2016
Free exchange: Down to earth, The Economist, October 1, 2016
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade, By PETER S. GOODMAN, The New York Times, SEPT. 28, 2016 [Trade is under attack in much of the world, because economists failed to anticipate the accompanying joblessness, and governments failed to help.]

Shamed and Angry: Alicia Machado, a Miss Universe Mocked by Donald Trump By MICHAEL BARBARO and MEGAN TWOHEY, The New York Times, SEPT. 27, 2016
Bank of England Re-Enters the Corporate Debt Market By JASON DOUGLAS and
JON SINDREU, The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 27, 2016
I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos. Then he stiffed me. By J. Michael Diehl, The Washington Post, September 28, 2016
Natural born killers: humans predisposed to murder, study suggests By Nicola Davis, The Guardian, September 28, 2016

Universal basic income: The best way to welfare By Abhijit Banerjee, Ideas for India, September 27, 2016
Basic income in a poor country By Pranab Bardhan, Ideas for India, September 26, 2016
Introduction to e-Symposium: The idea of a universal basic income in the Indian context By Parikshit Ghosh, Ideas for India, September 26, 2016
Meghnad Saha: Physicist and nationalist By Somaditya Banerjee, Physics Today, August 2016, page 38
A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of Climate Change By HIROKO TABUCHI and CLIFFORD KRAUSS, The New York Times, SEPT. 26, 2016
Bank of Japan Tries Another Way to Spur Inflation By TAKASHI NAKAMICHI, The Wall Street Journal, Updated Sept. 26, 2016

Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last By PATRICIA COHEN, The New York Times, SEPT. 25, 2016
Progressive Family Values By Paul Krugman, The New York Times, September 26, 2016
It’s beyond debate that Donald Trump is unfit to be president By the Editorial Board, The Washington Post, September 25, 2016
A disaster is looming for American men By Lawrence H. Summers, The Washington Post, September 26, 2016
74 Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done...This Month The Closer with Keith Olbermann, GQ, YouTube, September 26, 2016

"Football Team at the Buffet: Why Obamacare Markets Are in Crisis" By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ, The New York Times, SEPT. 23, 2016
"Longing for the Male Gaze" By Jennifer Bartlett, The New York Times, SEPT. 21, 2016
"Why Donald Trump Should Not Be President" By THE EDITORIAL BOARD, The New York Times, SEPT. 25, 2016
"A Week of Whoppers From Donald Trump" By MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS, The New York Times, SEPT. 24, 2016
HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT By THE EDITORIAL BOARD, The New York Times, SEPT. 24, 2016
"Rural Indian Women Chase Big-City Dreams" By ELLEN BARRY, The New York Times, SEPT. 24, 2016