Tod S Van Gunten
Biographic Data
| ID | 310058 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tod S Van Gunten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tod S |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Gunten |
| SIGNATURE | VAN GUNTEN T S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Sociology University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are economists overconfident? Ideology and uncertainty in expert opinion
Economics frequently serves as an advisory discipline to policymakers, bolstered in part by its claims to a unified intellectual framework and high disciplinary consensus. Recent research challenges this perspective, providing empirical evidence that economists' professional opinions are divided by ideological commitments to either free markets on one hand or state intervention on the other. We investigate the influence of ideology in economics b…
Cohesion, consensus, and conflict: Technocratic elites and financial crisis in Mexico and Argentina
Observers of economic policy-making in developing countries often suggest that consensus and cohesion within technocratic policy elites facilitate the implementation and consolidation of reforms, but have not clearly defined these terms or the relationship between them. Likewise, political sociologists argue that social networks account for elite cohesion, but have not adequately specified the relevant structural properties of these networks. Thi…
Washington dissensus: Ambiguity and conflict at the International Monetary Fund
During the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund failed to develop clear exchange rate policy norms for developing countries, despite the fact that oversight of the international monetary system is central to its mandate. Explaining this behaviour requires revising theories of autonomous agenda-setting and ‘ceremonial conformity’ in international organizations (IOs). I argue that IOs often adopt a posture of strategic ambiguity when confronted w…
Cycles of polarization and settlement: Diffusion and Transformation in the Macroeconomic Policy Field
Cohesion, consensus, and conflict: Technocratic elites and financial crisis in Mexico and Argentina
Observers of economic policy-making in developing countries often suggest that consensus and cohesion within technocratic policy elites facilitate the implementation and consolidation of reforms, but have not clearly defined these terms or the relationship between them. Likewise, political sociologists argue that social networks account for elite cohesion, but have not adequately specified the relevant structural properties of these networks. Thi…
Cycles of polarization and settlement: Diffusion and Transformation in the Macroeconomic Policy Field
Are economists overconfident? Ideology and uncertainty in expert opinion
Economics frequently serves as an advisory discipline to policymakers, bolstered in part by its claims to a unified intellectual framework and high disciplinary consensus. Recent research challenges this perspective, providing empirical evidence that economists' professional opinions are divided by ideological commitments to either free markets on one hand or state intervention on the other. We investigate the influence of ideology in economics b…
Washington dissensus: Ambiguity and conflict at the International Monetary Fund
During the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund failed to develop clear exchange rate policy norms for developing countries, despite the fact that oversight of the international monetary system is central to its mandate. Explaining this behaviour requires revising theories of autonomous agenda-setting and ‘ceremonial conformity’ in international organizations (IOs). I argue that IOs often adopt a posture of strategic ambiguity when confronted w…
Cohesion, consensus, and conflict: Technocratic elites and financial crisis in Mexico and Argentina
Observers of economic policy-making in developing countries often suggest that consensus and cohesion within technocratic policy elites facilitate the implementation and consolidation of reforms, but have not clearly defined these terms or the relationship between them. Likewise, political sociologists argue that social networks account for elite cohesion, but have not adequately specified the relevant structural properties of these networks. Thi…
Washington dissensus: Ambiguity and conflict at the International Monetary Fund
During the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund failed to develop clear exchange rate policy norms for developing countries, despite the fact that oversight of the international monetary system is central to its mandate. Explaining this behaviour requires revising theories of autonomous agenda-setting and ‘ceremonial conformity’ in international organizations (IOs). I argue that IOs often adopt a posture of strategic ambiguity when confronted w…
Cycles of polarization and settlement: Diffusion and Transformation in the Macroeconomic Policy Field
Are economists overconfident? Ideology and uncertainty in expert opinion
Economics frequently serves as an advisory discipline to policymakers, bolstered in part by its claims to a unified intellectual framework and high disciplinary consensus. Recent research challenges this perspective, providing empirical evidence that economists' professional opinions are divided by ideological commitments to either free markets on one hand or state intervention on the other. We investigate the influence of ideology in economics b…
Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic system (2 works) · Elite (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Positive economics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)