Behind the Tariff Dilemma: Kalecki on Structuralist Development Policy

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Kalecki’s seminal lecture in Mexico on financing economic development, Jan Toporowski's INET Working Paper considers the relevance of structuralism and Kalecki’s view of economic development for today.

By Jan Toporowski

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The Economics of War & Peace

Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.

Featuring James K. Boyce

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The Economics of China

Featuring Yuen Yuen Ang

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The Economics of Childhood

Featuring Steven Durlauf

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The Laws of Capitalism

Featuring Katharina Pistor

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How to Unf★ck America

Featuring Dean Baker

Working Papers

We need a dual approach to AI: steer technology in the short term while building new systems for the long term.

By Anton Korinek and Joe Stiglitz

This paper examines in detail the interrelationships between the EU’s concerns, its energy policies, and the resulting challenges and uncertainties facing European gas through the rest of the decade, and beyond.

By Yaroslav Melekh, James Dixon, Katrina Salmon, and Michael Grubb

Welfare economists and moral philosophers have shown that the Consumer Welfare Standard is biased in favor of wealthy individuals and corporations—the very powers the antitrust law is supposed to regulate.

By Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, and Darren Bush

The history of the political relations between Hitler and the NSDAP leadership and the German “coal industrialists” from 1926 to 1933

By Karsten Heinz Schönbach

Why the E-DSGE Framework Is Not Fit for Purpose and What to Do About It

By Yannis Dafermos, Andrew McConnell, Maria Nikolaidi, Servaas Storm, and Boyan Yanovski

The decisions we make now about the governance of AI will have profound implications for the future of our economy and society.

By Anton Korinek and Jai Vipra

Webinars and Events

Jul 24, 2025

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Monsoon School on Inequality 2025

The focus of this year’s monsoon school is on pluralistic approaches to research on inequality, bringing together perspectives from varied streams of economic thought. It will provide an interactive platform for advanced-level PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and scholars affiliated with Indian research institutes to engage with diverse concepts, debates, and methodologies related to inequality.

May 31, 2025

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The End of Globalization? With Paul Krugman

Four months of the Trump presidency have already changed the world as we knew it. How did we get here? What consequences have the tariffs had and will have? How will U.S.-European trade relations evolve? What about the confrontation with China?

Jul 14, 2025

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2nd Edition of The Political Economy of Ecological Change and Economic Security in the Global South

The interdisciplinary nature of the conference offers a platform to connect theoretical insights with practical solutions, fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration to address urgent climate and socio-economic issues. The conference will be the second annual event with the Centre of South Asian Studies - University of Cambridge.

Apr 10, 2025

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Trump, Tariffs, and the World Crisis

with THOMAS FERGUSON, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INET

Mar 31, 2025

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Framing World Interdependence

The conference, which is part of our Academy’s ‘Future of Humankind’ initiative, will provide a global forum of discussion to scholars engaged in analytically understanding the evolution of world dynamics as a process involving a plurality of mechanisms, viewpoints and intersecting trajectories.

Mar 21, 2025

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Prospects and Challenges for India

We invite doctoral students and early career researchers/assistant professors (within 7 years of their Ph.D.) to a two-day conference that aims to foster cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogues with attention to SDG goals for India.

Upcoming Projects from the Young Scholars Initiative

YSI projects are collaboratively organized by members of the community to explore topics in new economic thinking. Projects may be held virtually (discussions, webinars, reading groups) or in person (workshops, pre-conferences). Learn more about YSI here

To view projects further into the future, visit the YSI website.