About the series -- Preface -- Theorizing the European crisis of 1914-1945 -- "Late" capitalism, from the postwar boom to the crises of the 1970s : the 1968 years and the Tendenzwende -- State socialism and its crises -- Critical theory and post-communist transition -- Critical theory at the...

In June 2008, Justin Yifu Lin was appointed Chief Economist of the World Bank, right before the eruption of the worst global financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression. Drawing on experience from his privileged position, Lin offers unique reflections on the cause of the crisis, why...

We analyze interaction effects of birth weight and the business cycle at birth on individual cardiovascular (CV) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run...