The academic field of political economy has made a resurgence and is at the forefront of cutting-edge social science research. A major part of this resurgence is due to the recently departed Alberto Alesina.
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The academic field of political economy has made a resurgence and is at the forefront of cutting-edge social science research. A major part of this resurgence is due to the recently departed Alberto Alesina.
After 61 years of institutional, cultural, economic, societal and political path dependence, surely there was going to be a J-curve for the new government.
What if the outcome most preferred by the median voter is a poor outcome? Say, Brexit.
No true change and reform is straightforward. But markets, in almost all cases, prefer stability and the status quo – what is going on in Malaysia may be anathema to markets.
When it was announced that President Trump would be speaking at Davos, I found myself being unable to gauge what sort of reception the Davos crowd would give to President Trump.
I do not – or at least I try my best not to – choose topics because of strong emotional reactions. This column is different.
If we fail to understand and empathise with those who do not see things the way we do, especially if they are the majority, we create a society that is not sustainable.
Blaming the voter base without understanding why they voted the way they did is arrogant and presumptuous.
This is my third argument on why a depreciating Ringgit is sub-optimal for the Malaysian economy.
have we – our leaders and ourselves – become complacent as we reaped the rewards of Malaysia’s remarkable development over the past 58 years?
The federal government should consider the issue of geographic differentiation of policies, particularly in cases where different geographic locations have vastly different attributes.
if we are to be consistent in our principles behind supporting Uber, we must acknowledge as well that those same principles apply to illegal immigrants in Malaysia.