Books by Manuel Amador
“It’s really at the frontier of research on the topic of sovereign debt. Think of this as a textbook aimed at advanced graduate students—that’s the audience that the authors have in mind, I think. It’s not a book to read before going to sleep unless you are very smart, but it’s very valuable. The book is a summary of a set of lectures that Mark Aguiar gave, based on his research and research on the topic more generally. If you want to have an idea of what the research that people publishing in top journals are currently writing on issues of sovereign debt, this is a good book. It contains a nice overview of the questions researchers are asking, interesting facts researchers are trying to understand, and the explanations they’ve come up with.” Read more...
The best books on Fiscal Policy
Sergio de Ferra, Economist
Interviews where books by Manuel Amador were recommended
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Rational Expectations and Inflation
by Thomas J. Sargent -
2
This Time Is Different
by Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff -
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The Economics of Sovereign Debt and Default
by Manuel Amador & Mark Aguiar -
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End This Depression Now!
by Paul Krugman -
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Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn't
by Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero & Francesco Giavazzi
The best books on Fiscal Policy, recommended by Sergio de Ferra
The best books on Fiscal Policy, recommended by Sergio de Ferra
The best way to run an economy remains one of the most challenging aspects for a country’s leaders, with enormous consequences for people’s well-being. Sergio de Ferra, a macroeconomist at the University of Oxford, introduces some of the ideas and debates, and explains why it’s so hard to really know what works and what doesn’t.
