Anna Hochleitner (University of Nottingham) visited NCID to give a seminar entitled “Fairness in times of crisis: Negative shocks, relative income, and preferences for redistribution.”
Her paper studies how adverse income shocks and relative income differences affect redistribution preferences. Hochleitner claims that “the motivation for this project came from observing that over the last years, we’ve seen a lot of public and political debates surrounding inequality and fairness. So, the question I was asking myself is may...
Scholars and policymakers from around the world presented their research and analysis on the relationship between freedom and prosperity.
Ignacio Campomanes, NCID resident fellow, shared his research on the Dimensions of Freedom and Economic Performance. He also participated in a panel discussion with other speakers. In his presentation, Campomanes stated, "it's important to think about the rule of law as a precondition for economic and political freedoms. Think of it as a container where you pour the other freedoms."