We analyse spillovers between the real and financial sides of US economy, those in other advanced economies. The approach developed allows for differences sampling frequency macroeconomic data. find that markets are typically net transmitters shocks to side particularly during turbulent market conditions. This result holds both domestic macro-financial spillovers, also Our spillover measures fo...

This special issue explores whether the heuristics “macro” and “micro” capture the most important levels of explanation in the anthropology of education. Recent work suggests that we must move beyond a macro–micro approach. This introduction sketches reasons for going beyond macro and micro and reviews alternative approaches to explaining cultural and educational processes. The following articl...

Important benefits accrue to the profession and to its vulnerable clientele when social workers hold positions with substantial community or policy influence. However, fewer social workers are holding these positions than in the past, and student preferences to pursue macro-specific training have declined. To improve the social work profession's ability to recruit and educate students intereste...