Dirk Philipsen on GDP

Si le PIB n'était plus la mesure pertinente aujourd'hui ? Blanchet et Fleurbaey proposent une réflexion sur le dépassement de cet indicateur pour prendre en compte le bien-être courant des populations et la soutenabilité du développement. A lire ici !

Due to the IMF’s focus on gender budgeting, this essay will mainly examine its gender budgeting recommendations as an example of its general inclination towards gender issues and its conception of gender equality. What does the IMF’s focus on gender equality really mean from a critical feminist perspective? What are its main objectives? What does it seek to change and to maintain? What concept or idea of women does it follow and what are the underlying theoretical foundations?

Ever wondered how a rap battle between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek would sound like?

Recovery from the Covid-19 crisis provides a chance to implement economic measures that are also beneficial from environmental and social perspectives. While ‘green’ recovery packages are crucial to support economies tracking a low-carbon transition in the short-term, green measures such as carbon pricing are also key to improving welfare in the long-term. This commentary specifies the need for carbon pricing, outlines its implications for our everyday lives, and explains how it works alongside value-based change in the context of climate action and societal well-being.