Scholar in Residence at the MPIfG

Each year the MPIfG invites a distinguished scholar in the field of political science, economics or sociology to spend three to six months at the institute. Scholars in residence are known for their outstanding academic achievements and pursue a particular research project that coincides with the research conducted at the MPIfG.
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Bruno Amable is Scholar in Residence 2009/2010

 
Bruno Amable, Professor of Economics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Research Fellow at CEPREMAP (Centre pour la recherche économique et ses applications) is Scholar in Residence at the MPIfG in the winter semester 2009/2010. His current research focus is on the diversity of capitalism and the links between the changes in economic institutions and the evolution of sociopolitical equilibriums.
 

 

 

 

 
Selected Publications
The Differentiation of Social Demands in Europe: The Social Basis of the European Models of Capitalism (Social Indicators Research, 2009).
Diversity of Capitalism and Macroeconomic Policy (in: Hein/Niechoj/Stockhammer, Macroeconomic Policies on Shaky Foundations: Whither Mainstream Economics, 2009).
A Neorealist Approach to Institutional Change and the Diversity of Capitalism (with S. Palombarini. Socio-Economic Review, 2009).
The Diversity of Modern Capitalism (2003).

 

 

Scholar in Residence Lectures

The three lectures on "The Transformation of the european Models of Capitalism" will examine some of the significant changes that have affected the institutions of European economies. In his book "The Diversity of Modern Capitalism" (Oxford, 2003), Bruno Amable distinguished between several different models of capitalism within Europe. One in particular, the Continental model, which could represent countries like France or Germany, was considered to be under more pressure for "reform" than other models. The lectures will consider several aspects of the structural reform programs implemented during the past decade and their consequences for the stability of the Continental model.