Publications

Ever since the Monkey Cage came to the Washington Post, we’ve tried to highlight new books in the social sciences with important arguments. We’re now going to try to do this more systematically, through posts on Books with Big Ideas. We’re kicking this off with an interview with Gabriel Zucman, assistant professor of economics at UC Berkeley, and author of “The Hidden Wealth of Nations,” a new book from the University of Chicago Press describing how individuals and businesses stash literally trillions of dollars off shore to avoid taxes. Read more about American businesses gave themselves a 6% tax cut over the last 15 years. Here’s how they did it.

Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of Britain’s Labour Party — despite the opposition of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and most of Labour’s elite — is a major shock to Britain’s political system. It has been clear for several weeks that Corbyn was likely to win. Yet when he decided to run for leadership, he was regarded by political commentators as a complete outsider. His success suggests that there’s something wrong with Britain’s pundits — and perhaps with Britain’s party system. Read more about This book explains why Jeremy Corbyn now leads Labour. Its author died in 2011.