Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
The Global Impact of Brexit Uncertainty
Brexit uncertainty has already taken an economic toll
The Stormy Birth of “Europe”
Why Did Isaac Newton Lose His Shirt in Financial Speculation? Author Alex Pollock Explains.
Trying to predict the financial future is a fool’s errand, even for a genius
Not So Modern Monetary Theory
Policy hype but vintage fiscal economics from Godley, Lerner, and Keynes
Kalecki, Minsky, and “Old Keynesianism” Vs. “New Keynesianism” on the Effect of Monetary Policy
Keeping the Oil in the Soil
The central goal of any serious climate policy is to keep fossil fuels in the ground. The central question is how.
Antitrust and the Consumer Welfare Standard
The Chicago School has long used bankrupt assumptions to strangle antitrust policy
Capitalism’s Great Reckoning
Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
There is not one opioid crisis in America—there are many. And supply-focused measures won’t stop them.
What Lehman Brothers Tells Us About American Capitalism
Ben Power, who adapted the play “The Lehman Trilogy,” talks about the eponymous family’s role in the creation and destruction of American wealth
Socialism in Our Time?
Macroeconomic Stimulus à la MMT
Modern Monetary Theory is problematic. Launching large scale fiscal programs that rely on it would be skating on thin ice.