Ian Harper

The common good and the role of government in regulating markets

Ian Harper, Brian Rosner

Book Chapter  |  2021

The human dimension of good economic policymaking

Ian R Harper Ao, Andrew Ramadge

Journal article  |  2020  |  Economic Analysis and Policy

Good economic policymaking requires the best possible economic advice. To be an effective adviser, a policy economist needs to rem..

Confessions of a Meddlesome Economist

Ian Harper

Book  |  2018

In "Confessions of a Meddlesome Economist", the long-awaited revised and updated edition of his prize-winning book "Economics for ..

The purpose of place: Reconsidered

Ian Harper, Matt Wright, Ben Artup, Mark Dahdah, Kelly Heaton, Aaron Hill, Mingji Liu, Eamon McGinn, John O’Mahony, Ric SIMES, Daniel Terrill, Alan Weiss

Report  |  2015

Technology has trumped the tyranny of distance and place no longer matters. At least, that’s what most people seem to think. In fa..

Usury

Ian Harper, Lachlan Smirl

Book Chapter  |  2014

Usury has a long and varied history. Originally the term referred to the charging of interest per se—that is, requiring a borrower..

The new holy wars: Economic religion vs environmental religion in contemporary america

I Harper

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Social Economics

Mortgage interest rate regulation

I Harper, L Smirl

Book Chapter  |  2012

Mortgage interest rate regulation was a feature of most developed economies until the deregulation of financial markets in the 197..

World health and Nepal: Producing internationals, healthy citizenship and the cosmopolitan

I Harper

Book Chapter  |  2011

Economics for Life An Economist Reflects on the Meaning of Life, Money and what Really Matters

Ian R Harper

Book  |  2011

This book will appeal to a broad range of readers, from those sceptical of economics to aspiring students of economics and those a..

Globalization and labor markets: Developments in the Asia-Pacific

I Harper

Book Chapter  |  2010