Contribution

Inviting Your Voice to Living Economics

YOUR OPINION MATTERS!

Economics is often presented as a distant, abstract subject, full of graphs and equations that seem far removed from ordinary life. Yet every decision about work, consumption, savings, public services, and governance is deeply economic in nature. Living Economics was created to bridge this gap between textbook theory and everyday experience, and it can only succeed if it becomes a space where many voices participate, question, and contribute.

This is an open invitation to students, teachers, researchers, professionals, and curious citizens who believe that economics should speak to real lives rather than remain confined to exam halls and policy papers. Living Economics aims to host conversations that are rigorous yet accessible, critical yet constructive, and grounded in the realities of our time—inequality, gender, climate change, technology, employment, and democratic governance.

What Living Economics Stands For

Living Economics starts from a simple premise: economic ideas make sense only when they illuminate the world people actually inhabit. The focus is on connecting core concepts such as incentives, markets, institutions, power, and distribution with concrete situations—household budgets, workplace dynamics, public policies, neighbourhood infrastructure, or digital platforms. Rather than treat theory as sacred, this platform treats it as a toolkit to interrogate the world.

The site encourages pluralism in approach and method. Quantitative evidence, case studies, field experiences, classroom reflections, and policy critiques are all welcome, provided they are presented in a careful and ethical manner. The goal is not to enforce a single “correct” school of thought but to nurture a culture where different perspectives can engage respectfully and learn from one another.

How You Can Contribute

You are warmly invited to share short essays, commentaries, classroom notes, book reflections, data-driven pieces, or carefully argued opinion posts that connect to living effectively in society. Contributions can emerge from your research, teaching, professional practice, or observations as an engaged citizen. The emphasis is on clarity, honesty, and relevance, not on jargon or fashionable buzzwords.

Submissions might, for example, explore how a government scheme works in practice in your locality, how a platform like a food delivery app changes incentives for workers and consumers, or how gender and caste shape access to markets and institutions. They might examine how macroeconomic announcements are perceived on the ground in a small town, or how international trade debates impact the lives of farmers, factory workers, or service employees. The common thread is a commitment to connecting analysis with experience.

Core Editorial Principles

Living Economics is committed to academic integrity and intellectual honesty. Every contribution must be written in the author’s own words, with full acknowledgement of sources where ideas, data, or arguments are drawn from existing work. The website does not accept plagiarised content or posts that depend on copying from published material, whether online or offline. Respect for intellectual property is not merely a legal requirement; it is essential to building trust within any knowledge community.

In the same spirit, contributors are requested not to use generative AI tools to write or heavily edit their submissions. Language tools may help with basic proofreading, but the substance, structure, and voice of each piece should be authentically human. Readers deserve to know that they are engaging with the considered judgment and lived experience of a real person, not a synthetic text produced elsewhere. This also ensures accountability: arguments can be debated, defended, and revised in good faith.

Living Economics does not view contributions as final pronouncements but as starting points for dialogue. Readers are encouraged to respond, critique, extend, or question the ideas presented in a spirit of mutual respect. Over time, the goal is to create a living archive of debates and reflections that teachers can utilise in the classroom, students can use to sharpen their thinking, and practitioners can use to reflect on policy and practice.

A Space for Dialogue, Not Just Articles

By writing for the site, you contribute to a broader project: making economics more democratic, grounded, and responsive to social realities. You also help younger learners see that economics is not just something to be memorised for an exam, but a way of making sense of the world and imagining how it might be changed.

How to Reach Out

If you would like to contribute to Living Economics, propose a series, or simply share an idea for future content, you are very welcome to get in touch. Please send a brief note outlining your background, your proposed topic, and the format you have in mind (short note, essay, classroom resource, data commentary, etc.). Drafts are also welcome, and editorial feedback can be provided where needed.

You can send your opinion pieces to: livingeconomix@gmail.com

Submissions are reviewed with care, with particular attention to originality, clarity of argument, and alignment with the site’s principles on ethics, non‑plagiarism, and non‑AI authorship. Accepted pieces will be featured on the website, accompanied by a brief author bio. You may also share a high‑resolution photograph of yourself to accompany your contribution, ideally a clear headshot suitable for web display.

Living Economics is still evolving, and its direction will be shaped by those who choose to write, read, and engage with it. If you believe economics should be a living conversation rather than a closed doctrine, this platform is open to you. Your voice, your questions, and your experiences are not just welcome—they are essential.