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  • 20 Nov 2013
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    Adam Oliver

    Launching Behavioural Public Policy

    Editor Dr Adam Oliver on launching his new book Behavioural Public Policy, and how behavioural economics are affecting public policy.

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  • 27 Sep 2013

    Outsourcing Economics

    William Milberg and Deborah Winkler, the authors of Outsourcing Economics: Global Value Chains in Capitalist Developments stopped by Cambridge's Manhattan office and answered our questions about their latest book.

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  • 1 Aug 2013
    Paul Frijters, Gigi Foster

    Economists, Feel the Love!

    Paul Frijters and Gigi Foster talk about their new book, An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks, which offers a new theory of economics that incorporates love, groups, and networks into the classic greed-and-market framework.

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  • 18 Jun 2013
    M. Anne Pitcher

    Understanding Private Sector Development in Africa

    M. Anne Pitcher, the author of Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies discusses the way the private sector is developing in modern Africa.

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  • 5 Jun 2013

    Making Cotton

    Cotton is a substance used to make clothing, bags, and other items that are bought and sold globally on a daily basis. But how do we turn that little boll of cotton filled with seeds into something we can use?

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  • 22 May 2013

    Cotton: The Quiz

    How well do you know the history of cotton? Take our quiz and find out!

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  • 15 May 2013
    Giorgio Riello

    When Cotton was Banned: Indian Cotton Textiles in Early Modern England

    From the mid-seventeenth century onwards, Indian textiles were imported by the European East India companies and were sought after by consumers not just in England, but in most European countries. But the inroads of Indian cotton textiles into the consuming habits of Europeans also generated resistance.

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  • 12 Apr 2013
    Adam L.

    What to Read: Economics

    Need a recommendation? Catch up on our new titles as marketing associate Adam L. points you to the latest and greatest in Economics.

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