This paper examines the uncovered interest parity hypothesis using the dollar-sterling exchange rate during the gold standard era. This period is interesting because the exchange rate was seasonal, because transactions costs were high, and because occasions when uncovered interest rate...

The average value of a particular class of agricultural exports varies widely across different destinations. This raises the question: in the event of a supply shock, such as the implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme, can farmers offset higher costs by raising their average prices by...

This paper is a work-in-progress piece that examines questions raised by the rise of ISIS and the announcement of the formation of a Caliphate. For example, has a State been formed in accordance with the norms of international law - the Montevideo Criteria - and how the answer to this question...