How does the relationship between earnings and schooling change with the introduction of comprehensive economic reform? This paper sheds light on this question using a unique data set and procedure to reduce sample selection bias. Our evidence is from consistently coded, non-retrospective data...

"The objective of this book is to put forward a comprehensive, detailed, yet critical assessment of the state of the art in this burgeoning literature. The book will cover most recent work related to economic impacts of structural reforms on growth (recovery), unemployment, investment,...

Das Buch der Stunde: Wie kämpfen wir gegen die Auswüchse des Kapitalismus? Seit dem Crash von 2008 ist es nicht gelungen, den Kapitalismus wirksam zu reformieren. Ganz im Gegenteil, er droht vollends aus dem Ruder zu laufen: Die Finanzindustrie schreibt sich ihre eigenen Regeln; die grossen...

Preface -- Introduction -- The current rules -- More market power, less competition -- The growth of the financial sector -- The "shareholder revolution", the rise of ceo pay, and the squeezing of workers -- Lower taxes for the wealthy -- The end of full-employment monetary policy -- The...