Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 31 Issue 1

Development economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Manchester

P.F. Leeson, F.I. Nixson

The objective of this paper is to focus on the evolution of development economics, both as an academic discipline and as a subject taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate…

Three (marginal?) questions regarding convergence

Francisco J. Goerlich, Matilde Mas

This paper focuses on three (marginal?) questions surrounding the analysis of economic convergence and uses Spanish provinces as a means of illustration. The three questions in…

Development and freedom

Renee Prendergast

This paper is an attempt to understand how Amartya Sen's thinking on development and freedom has evolved from his critique of welfare economics and his concern with…

Dynamic modelling of fiscal and exchange rates policy effects in a developing country: A non‐structural approach

John Baffoe‐Bonnie

A non‐structural model is used to analyze the dynamic effects of fiscal and exchange rate policies on Ghana's economy. In particular, the paper sheds light on how these two key…

Keynes, Chicago and Friedman: A review essay

John Smithin

This paper is a review essay of Leeson, R. (Ed.), Keynes, Chicago and Friedman (2 volumes), Pickering and Chatto, London, 2003. These volumes contain a comprehensive collection of…