Volume 9, Issue 3 - Occupy Wall Street, a special issue of the Economists' Voice

This issue of the The Economists’ Voice is showcasing views around the issues Occupy Wall Street has raised.

Acemoglu and Robinson, drawing on their recent book, describe how political movements have kept U.S. political institutions inclusive despite threats of political capture.

Dube and Kaplan use recent research in labor and political economy to describe the trends in political and economic inequality that have spawned Occupy Wall street, and how they might be changed.

Maliha Safri examines the internal organization of sustained political protests such as OWS, and finds a substantial amoung of economic activity.

Mike Beggs asks why economics itself was a target of some Occupiers, and tells a history of battles over politics within economics.