Reversing the retreat of democracy: The case of Iceland

In recent decades, the decay of social capital in its several manifestations has become a serious, evidence-based concern, brilliantly captured […]

Why inequality matters

There was a time, not long ago, when most economists did not consider inequality in the distribution of income and […]

Life-and-death inequality

Although people are living longer almost everywhere, life-expectancy figures in the US tell a more complicated story. Rich Americans can […]

Sweden: From achievements to uncertainty

A quarter of a century ago the economic policies of Sweden’s Social Democrats faced harsh criticism from political opponents as […]

Democracy must prevail, always

Democracy under stress

Spineless social democracy

Double diversification

There is a cross-country relationship between economic performance and both economic and political diversification. This column presents global evidence that […]

Economic performance in two dimensions: How Europe beats the US

One-dimensional indicators such as GNI per capita are known to be flawed measures of wellbeing. The Human Development Index (HDI) […]

Misnomers

There is a lot in a name. This column looks at the ideas that are wrongly attributed to Irving Fisher […]