The Transatlantic – Journal of Economics and Philosophy – is now calling for submissions to be published in its third issue on “Education & Innovation”. After two published issues comprising articles by undergraduates, postgraduates and guests we are again inviting students and scholars from all over the world to approach the new topic in various ways. Possible subtopics include, but are by no means limited to:
- Economics Education/Education Economics
- Education and Development
- Innovation and Growth
- Intellectual Property
- Elitism and Economics
- Brain Drain
If you have an outstanding piece on some other …

We dedicate this new issue of The Transatlantic to GROWTH – a topic ubiquitous and controversial on almost all dimensions. Although most economists take growth to mean an increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), there is much dispute about its causes, effects and hence desirability. Especially in the wake of the crisis, the growth debate has once again been reignited.
In 2009 Joseph Stiglitz, Amartya Sen and Jean-Paul Fitoussi released a noteworthy report, criticizing and reevaluating the use of GDP as a measurement of economic performance and social progress. They concluded …

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The Transatlantic is advertising positions on the editorial board. We currently invite applications for a marketing director, institutional support officers, and proofreaders as well as for web/news editors (for more information please read below). If you would like to apply for a position please download and complete this form and send it to Info@TheTransatlantic.org.

In 2009 George Soros founded the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and promised to spend $ 50 million over a period of 10 years to foster debate in the aftermath of the recent crisis. The inaugural conference at Cambridge University brought together high-ranked economists from academia, financial institutions and the media, such as George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Spence. Ronan Sato, PPE student at Oxford, attended the INET Conference for The Transatlantic. Read his interviews with John Kay and Branko Milanovic

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When the recent financial crisis shook the world economy, students’ beliefs in economics – in economic theory and economics as a science – were out of balance, too. Many of us felt that they could not just carry on “business asusual”. There was a need to come together and discuss. But how do you discuss with people all over the world?