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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Online Education in the Covid-19 Crisis: “It’s Like Coke Dealers Handing Out Free Samples”
Economist Gordon Lafer describes a race against the education technology industry to do what’s right for America’s kids
Covid-19 Hits the Dual Economy
Rule Number 1 for Government Bailouts of Companies: Make Sure Voters and Taxpayers Share in the Upside
If the public is to be called upon for the second time in twelve years to bail out businesses, it should get something back for its money. Bailed out firms should be compelled to issue convertible bonds to the government.
MIT Economist on Coronavirus: Young People “Going to Get Squashed”
The younger generation, already saddled with student debt and uncertain jobs, will pay a high price as the crisis unfolds.
Kari Polanyi Levitt
Modeling Myths of Climate Change
How models treat innovation may be just as important as their assumptions about climate damages
A Money View of Keynes, Keynesians, and Post-Keynesians
The central bank today is not just the government’s bank, but also a bankers’ bank, a truly hybrid institution
Brexit and the UK election: Experts, Uncertainty, and Political Economy
One thing is clear – the ‘get Brexit done’ slogan resonated in a country which had been living on a series of knife edges as one ‘crunch’ time after another came and went.
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