Economics
Edible Economics
Ha-Joon Chang is an exceptional academic – unique contributions, excellent storyteller, interdisciplinary approaches, and in this book appetizing: “Edible Economics: The World in 17 Dishes” (2022). This book was not written for academics, but everyday readers who might get pulled into economics, history and politics via food. This book is an easy and enjoyable read […]
Tags: #Economics #Edible Economics #Food #Ha-Joon Chang #Policy
The Data Detective
Harford has written a pile of books on economics and ran a show decoding the world of statistics. I picked up The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (2021) to see if it might be useful for undergraduates in the social sciences. Harford is a good storyteller, hence the pile of […]
People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
In 2019, Joseph Stiglitz published “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.” The book covers a wide range of topics, largely on contemporary American policy while also highlighting their histories – and is overtly political (Trump comes up frequently, throughout). The author provides an analysis of the challenges as well as potential […]
Collective Choice and Social Welfare
Amartya Sen has made significant contributions to economics, development studies and philosophy. His early work actually focused on collective choice, which was the the topic of his 1970 book “Collective Choice and Social Welfare” (re-printed with significant additions in 2017). In the 2017 Introduction, Sen outlines what social choice theory is and the broad array […]
Tags: #Amartya Sen #Capabilities #Collective Choice and Social Welfare #Economics #Group choice
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Institutions have (re)emerged as a popular topic in development studies, particularly after Why Nations Fail (2012). However, the study of institutions and institutional change should trace back to key work of Douglass C. North, namely the 1990 book “Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance”. Given several decades have passed, parts of the book are less […]
Tags: #Douglass C. North #Economics #History #Institutional change #Institutions
21st Century Economics
Today’s students, the citizens of 2050, are being taught economics rooted in the 1950s, which are based on the theories of 1850. Kate Raworth argues we need a new, 21st century economics, and proposed its seven key features in “Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist” (2017). In many ways the […]
Tags: #21st Century Economics #21st Century Economist #Development Studies #Doughnut Economics #Economics
2017-18 Social Science Fellowship
Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites between 20 and 25 scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with […]
Tags: #Anthropology #Economics #Fellowship #Political Science #Social Sciences in a Changing World
Post-Doc: Economics of Climate Services (Ethiopia)
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Scientist (Economics of Climate Services), to support a USAID funded project on Climate Services for Africa. The project is implemented by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The position seeks to improve methodology and strengthen quantitative evidence to […]
Tags: #CGIAR #Climate Services #Economics #International Livestock Research Institute #Post-doc
PhD Scholarship (Targeted Governmental Aid, Health)
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply for this fully-funded, 3-year PhD studentship which is a collaboration between the Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield and The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), one of the largest and most influential multilateral institutions devoted to international development. This innovative […]
About me
Logan Cochrane
Associate Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last fifteen years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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