Isabella M. Weber
Isabella M. Weber, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the author of How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate (Routledge, 2021).
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Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
Mar 26, 2024 Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022.
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Taking Aim at Sellers’ Inflation
Taking Aim at Sellers’ Inflation
Jul 13, 2023 Isabella M. Weber urges policymakers to match their improved understanding of the problem with more appropriate policies.
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A New Economic Policy Playbook
A New Economic Policy Playbook
Mar 13, 2023 Isabella M. Weber hopes the new openness to targeted price controls leads to broader intellectual reforms.
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Isabella M. Weber on inflation, deglobalization, China, and more
Isabella M. Weber on inflation, deglobalization, China, and more
Sep 6, 2022 Isabella M. Weber advocates targeted price controls over growth-depressing interest-rate hikes, warns the US and Europe to avoid energy “shock therapy,” considers the Communist Party of China’s current economic priorities, and more.
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Can Europe Weather Looming Gas Shortages?
Can Europe Weather Looming Gas Shortages?
May 2, 2022 Karsten Neuhoff & Isabella M. Weber urge policymakers to agree to EU-level gas saving targets and other contingency measures before it is too late.
