Looking beyond monetary policy to manage price increases in food and energy, a just transition for finance, an upcoming event on the political economy of care, and office hours for those interested in academic careers in LPE.
The LPE Blog has a fever, and the only prescription is more inflation coverage: Karina Patrício and John Hogan Morris explain the global dynamics of inflation, Raúl Carrillo and Darrick Hamilton discuss the winners and losers of price stability, and William Boyd examines how government price-making rules in the energy sector are driving inflation.
The American judiciary as a structurally conservative institution, a new symposium on inflation(!), and everything you always wanted to know about the Fed but were too afraid to ask. Plus, three conference announcements.
Gerald Torres remembers Lani Guinier, Joanna Wuest discusses the political economy of queer and trans civil rights, and three upcoming events.
The week in review: lessons in legal mobilization, seven reactions to the Court’s decision blocking OSHA’s vaccine mandate, and a new paper on the IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement with Argentina.
The dangers of America’s property-first conception of the rule of law, the farmers’ victory in India, and a sneak preview of our upcoming event on CLS & LPE. Plus, have you tried Frugging KCP?
A new year at the Blog ushers in new constitutional amendments, an egalitarian reading of American antitrust law, and a solution to the deep-rooted power imbalances in the American economy. Plus, three upcoming LPE events & and CFP you won’t want to miss!
Angela Harris, Caroline Parker, David Doorey, Saúl Sarabia, and Michael Z. Dean kicked off a new series on Just Transitions! Plus, an amazing HLR note.
LaToya Baldwin Clark and Diana Reddy identify the recent backlash to critical race theory as part of broader conservative attacks on education as a public good. Plus, we need your help gathering intel about critical approaches to legal pedagogy.
The week in review: a renewed policy program for media democracy, the long history of anti-CRT politics, and a swan song for municipal debt. Plus, a cool job.
Worker representation on corporate boards, a transnational turn for LPE, and the power of franchisors. Plus, a fellowship announcement from HKU.
Confronting the pharmaceutical industry’s monopoly power, considering the implications of Cedar Point, and learning about neoliberalism from supply chains. Plus, a conference announcement from ANU, and call to action by the African American Policy Forum.
Sandeep Vaheesan argues that the Biden Administration needs a fair competition philosophy, Hiba Hafiz explains how the Administration could further combat employer power, and Joy Milligan discusses the importance of agency design to safeguard public investment. Plus, an event you won’t want to miss!
A discussion about mRNA technology transfer, a Q&A with Odette Lienau about sovereign debt, video from two recent LPE events, and a postdoctoral fellowship in LPE at Harvard Law School.
Mark Silverman discusses the value of a statistical life, Amy Sinden argues against a one-size-fits all approach to regulatory analysis, and John N. Robinson III reflects on the necessity and illusion of public things in a democratic capitalist society.
