This paper provides an overview of RePEc a digital platform for the dissemination of research in economics. Specifically, the focus is on RePEc's main author ranking, which aggregates 36 different rankings based on a range of criteria. The paper first describes the logic behind the ranking and...

Walter Andrew Shewhart is regarded as the founder of Statistical Quality Control (SQC), an approach to production inspection based on the application of statistical theory. He developed SQC in the 1920s while working at Bell Telephone Laboratories. During this period, he was tasked with training...

According to the economics Nobel laureate, Kenneth Arrow, "… capitalism is a flawed system. It probably has the same virtues as Churchill attributed to democracy: It's the worst system except for any other." Thus, capitalism is a necessary evil, but it is not inherently bad. I argue that most...

According to the economics Nobel laureate, Kenneth Arrow, "… capitalism is a flawed system. It probably has the same virtues as Churchill attributed to democracy: It’s the worst system except for any other." Thus, capitalism is a necessary evil, but it is not inherently bad. I argue that...

Der Band behandelt das wissenschaftliche Werk sowie die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen von neun Ökonominnen in einem Zeitraum zwischen der Mitte des 19. und dem Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. Darunter finden sich international bekannte Namen (wie Joan Robinson oder Claudia Goldin, die...

This factsheet provides an overview of this European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borders developed by the alliance, the innovative European inter-university campus...

This factsheet provides an overview of this European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borders developed by the alliance, the innovative European inter-university campus...

Peter Neary, a master of the understanding of international trade, and an international leader in the organization of the economics profession, is generally regarded as the greatest Irish economist of modern times. Known for the elegant rigour and precision with which he presented the arguments...

This policy brief examines European and US economic expertsʼ expectations and recommendations for tariffs on US, EU, and global imports at the end of 2025, as collected in the latest wave (2025Q2) of the Economic Expert Survey. The results show that economic experts in Europe expect...

This paper derives career lessons for economists by examining the unusual career of Brian J. Loasby in terms of Loasby's own key ideas. Loasby's early career ran into difficulties after he chose to become a postgraduate for lifestyle rather than career reasons, with his insufficiently ambitious...

Walter Andrew Shewhart is regarded as the founder of Statistical Quality Control (SQC), an approach to production inspection based on the application of statistical theory. He developed SQC in the 1920s while working at Bell Telephone Laboratories. During this period, he was tasked with training...

This article documents the sudden creation of a significant entrepôt for French wine, particularly Bordeaux claret, in Boulogne-Sur-Mer starting in 1720. Scottish Jacobites who practiced a rebellious version of "fair trade" dominated this commerce, and their network had direct links to...

In welfare economics, the theory of second best is inextricably linked to an article by Richard George Lipsey and Kelvin John Lancaster, published in 1956 in the Review of Economic Studies. The publication of this article was encouraged by Harry Gordon Johnson, who was a member of the journal's...

This paper examines the data sources and methodologies used in economic research on corruption by analyzing 339 journal articles published in 2022 that include Journal of Economic Literature codes. The paper identifies the most commonly used data types, sources, and geographical foci, as well as...

Der Band behandelt das wissenschaftliche Werk sowie die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen von neun Ökonominnen in einem Zeitraum zwischen der Mitte des 19. und dem Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. Darunter finden sich international bekannte Namen (wie Joan Robinson oder Claudia Goldin, die...

We document and analyze the emergence and consolidation of neoliberalism in higher education in economics in Colombia. The research focuses on four interrelated categories through which the neoliberal ideology changed the scientific field of economics by replacing endogenously developed...

We use process tracing to test the hypothesis of a specific strategy in the process of discussing and enacting a policy agenda. Our case study is Colombia, where the trace of events and milestones allow us to detect the strategy followed in implementing neoliberal reforms during the 1980s-2000s....

The historiography on women economists has increased so far in the last three decades. When we examine the literature in the history of economic thought, we observe an absence of Latin American women, which attests to a two-fold discrimination: first for being Latin Americans, and second, for...

We provide a versatile nowcasting toolbox that supports three model classes (dynamic factor models, large Bayesian VAR, bridge equations) and offers methods to manage data selection and adjust for Covid-19 observations. The toolbox aims at simplifying two key tasks: creating new nowcasting...

I argue that the outbreak of the Great War facilitated a shift in the dominant view of human nature within the Cambridge-Bloomsbury intelligentsia, steering it away from an optimistic view toward a pessimistic one. The conceptualization of human reason and rationality within this group, however,...

Seit vielen Jahrzehnten kämpfen Frauen für ihre wirtschaftliche Gleichstellung und Unabhängigkeit. Themen wie gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit, die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf und die gerechte Verteilung von bezahlter und unbezahlter Arbeit stehen dabei im Fokus. Trotz der von...

We document and analyze the emergence and consolidation of neoliberalism in higher education in economics in Colombia. The research focuses on four interrelated categories through which the neoliberal ideology changed the scientific field of economics by replacing endogenously developed...

We use process tracing to test the hypothesis of a specific strategy in the process of discussing and enacting a policy agenda. Our case study is Colombia, where the trace of events and milestones allow us to detect the strategy followed in implementing neoliberal reforms during the 1980s-2000s....

Der 300. Geburtstag von Adam Smith bot 2023 die Gelegenheit, sich ausführlich mit Leben, Werk und Nachwirkung des Gründers der modernen Ökonomik zu beschäftigen. Die acht Beiträge dieses Bandes bieten nicht nur einen ausführlichen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der ökonomischen und...

Der 300. Geburtstag von Adam Smith bot 2023 die Gelegenheit, sich ausführlich mit Leben, Werk und Nachwirkung des Gründers der modernen Ökonomik zu beschäftigen. Die acht Beiträge dieses Bandes bieten nicht nur einen ausführlichen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der ökonomischen und...