Deepak Lal

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Biography

Articles in Business Standard

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Other OpEDs

 


Recent Publications:

An Indian Economic Miracle?, Cato Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Winter 2008)

 

“The Status Quo in Kashmir?” From: R.N. Rosecrane & A. A. Stein (eds): No More States? Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2006

 

“Will Terrorism Defeat Globalization? ” From: R.N. Rosecrane & A. A. Stein (eds): No More States? Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2006

 

“The Contemporary Relevance of Heckscher’s Mercantilism”, From R. Findlay, R. G. Henriksson, H. Lindgren, and M. Lundahl (eds): Eli Heckscher, International Trade, and Economic History, MIT Press, Cambridge, 2006 books, pg 305-19

 

“India: Population Change and Its Consequences”, Population and Development Review, supp, Vol 32, 2006

 

“A Proposal to Privatize Chinese Enterprises and End Financial Repression”, Cato Journal, Vol 26, No 2, Spring/Summer 2005

 

“Real Exchange Rate, Fiscal Deficits and Capital Flows: Erratum and Addendum”, Economic and Political Weekly, April 16, 2005

 

“Political Economy of Economic Policy Making in Developing Countries”, From M. Lundahl & M. L. Wyzan (eds): The Political Economy of Reform Failure, Routledge, London, 2005

“The Threat to Economic Liberty from International Organizations”, Cato Journal, Vol 25, No 3, Fall 2005

“India”, From: P. Bernholz & R. Vaubel (eds): Political Competition, Innovation and Growth in the History of Asian Civilizations, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2004

 

“In Defense of Empires”, From A. J. Bacevich (ed.): The Imperial Tense, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003

 

“The Real Exchange Rate, Fiscal Deficits and Capital Flows - India: 1981-2000”, with Suman Bery and Devendra Kumar Pant, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XXXVIII, No 47, Nov. 22, 2003

“Free Trade and Laissez Faire: Has the Wheel Come Full Circle?”, The World Economy, Vol 26, No 4, April 2003.

“The Welfare Effects of Tobacco Taxation: Estimates for 5 countries/regions”, with Hyongwon Kim, Gonglu Lu, Jordi Prat, Bilingual Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol 13, No 1, March 2003.

 “Asia and Western Dominance: Retrospect and Prospect”, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Vol 8, No 3, 2003.

“Financial Exuberance: Saving Deposits, Fiscal Deficits and Interest Rates in India”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XXXVI, No 44, Nov. 3, 2001

“Book Reviews - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Are Some So Rich and Some so Poor”, Cato Journal, Vol 18, No 2, 1998


Current Research and Articles:

 Proposal for book on “Poverty in the Third World - Myths and Reality”

 Kashmir: Carnegie Project on “Globalization, National self-determination, and Terrorism”

 An International Natural Resources Fund for Failed States

 Continuing the Chinese Economic Miracle

 The Japanese Slump

 I am writing a book on Globalization and Order


Working Papers

2002

Financial Exuberance: Saving Deposits, Fiscal Deficits and Interest Rates In India , December

Economic Reform and Poverty Alleviation: India A Tale of two Surveys , December

Free Trade and Laissez Faire , October

Morality and Capitalism: Learning from the Past , March

2001

The Japanese Slump , January

2000

The New Cultural Imperialism: Greens and Economic Development, November

Asia and Western Dominance: Retrospect and Prospect , October

Globalization, Imperialism and Regulation , July

The Welfare Effect of Tobacco Taxation (with Hyongwon Kim, Gonglu Lu and Jordi Prat), March

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes , February

1999

The Role of Economic Incentives and Disincentives In Effecting State Behavior, January

1998

The World Economy at the end of the Millennium , September

Taxation and Regulation as Barriers to International Investment Flows , September

The Political Economy of Reform in Latin America , June

Culture, Democracy and Development , April

Institutional Development and Economic Growth , February

The Communication Revolution, Transactions Costs, Culture and Economics Performance , February

1997

Social Standards and Social Dumping , November

Ecological Imperialism: The Prospective Costs of Kyoto for the Third World , November

From Planning to Regulation: Towards a New Dirigisme? , November

1996

Private Provision of Public Goods and Services , November

1995

Arms and the Man: The Costs and Benefits of Defense Expenditure , November

Policies for Economic Development: Why the Wheel has come Full Circle , October

Eco Fundamentalism , May

The Minimum Wage , January

1994

The Role of the Public and Private Sectors in Health Financing in Developing Countries , July

Labor Market Insurance and Social Safety Nets in Developing Countries , July

From Closed to Open Economy Macroeconomics: The Real Exchange Rate and Capital Inflows India 1981-1994 , July

From Plan to Market: Post War Evolution of thought on Economic Transformation and Development , April

1993

India and China: Contrasts in Economic Liberalization , December

Participation, Markets and Democracy , December

Poverty and Development, October

Trade Blocs and Multilateral Free Trade , July

Notes on Money, Debt and Alternative Monetary Regimes for Brazil , June

Does Openness Matter? How to Appraise the Evidence , January

1992

The Political Economy of Stabilization in Brazil (with Sylivia Maxfield), October

In Praise of the Classics: The Relevance of Classical Political Economy for Development Policy and Research , October

1991

Why Growth Rates Differ: The Political Economy of Social Capability in 21 Developing Countries , October

Social Policy After Socialism , July

Industrialization Strategies and Long Term Resource Allocation , February