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Isabella Weber
Isabella M. Weber (born 1987 in Nuremberg, Germany) is a German economist. She is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Weber became more widely known for having taken a position in favor of a price control policy. Her op-ed published in ''The Guardian'' in December 2021 caused an uproar among economists, some of whom, including Paul Krugman, have since apologized and become open to price caps. Weber's thoughts around focusing more on what she calls "sellers' inflation" (instead of focusing on increased demand) have become more popular and mainstream by 2023, especially in Europe. In additional to price caps and strict anti-price gouging legislation to combat inflation, she also supports windfall profit taxes. Life In 2017, Weber obtained a PhD in Development studies, Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. Her thesis was titled ''China's Escape from the 'Big-Bang': The 1980s Price Reform Debate in Historical Perspective'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UN Trade And Development
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of Developing country, developing countries in International trade, world trade. It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development but rebranded to its current name on the occasion of its 60th anniversary in 2024. It reports to both the General Assembly and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). UNCTAD is composed of 195 member states and works with non-governmental organizations worldwide; its permanent secretariat is at UNOG in Geneva, Switzerland. The primary objective of UNCTAD is to formulate policies relating to all aspects of development, including trade, aid, transport, finance and technology. It was created in response to concerns among developing countries that existing international institutions like GATT (since replaced by the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
