Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Covid-19 Hits the Dual Economy
Incomes Destroyed at the Bottom, Profits Supported at the Top
Top Economist: Instead of Basic Income, Let’s Keep People Working Productively During the Crisis
William Lazonick emphasizes that keeping workers productively employed is key to economic recovery from Covid-19 as well as a healthy economic future
Who's Responsible Here?
Kari Polanyi Levitt
Some Personal Reflections on a Half Century of Friendship and Appreciation
Freedom from Fossil Fuels is Good for Your Health
Freeing ourselves from reliance on fossil fuels is not only good for the planet and future generations. It also saves lives here and now, not just in the far future.
Sunshine and Gloom in San Diego
Free Market or Socialism: Have Economists Really Anything to Say?
On the Modern Economic Theory of Incentives, Markets, and Socialism
Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead
In an economic context that remains uncertain, the biggest loser of the UK elections may well be our health and that of the environment.
The Decline of the US Labor Share Across Sectors
The U.S. economy is increasingly becoming a dual economy, where high productivity sectors—such as manufacturing—and high pay sectors—such as finance and professional services—co-exist with low pay and low productivity sectors that employ most workers.
How Neoliberal Thinkers Spawned Monsters They Never Imagined
Political theorist Wendy Brown explores new threats to democracy and society
Kalecki, Minsky, and “Old Keynesianism” Vs. “New Keynesianism” on the Effect of Monetary Policy
Mott walks us through answers many careful readers of Kalecki, Keynes, Steindl, and Minsky knew all along.