Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Can Antitrust Law Rein in Facebook’s Data-Mining Profit Machine?
Facebook engaged in an elaborate bait and switch on user data: Privacy disappeared when competition did. Laws governing competition could change that.
Populism, Trump, and the Future of Democracy
The most popular political philosopher of his generation on liberal responsibility worldwide for the rise of the hard right
Better Labor Standards Must Underpin the Future of Work
As technology and deregulation continue to shape the labor market, maintaining strong worker protections is as important as ever
Sex, Power, and the Perils of Economic Writing
For women discussing economics, it’s still easier to be seen than heard
The Black Woman Economist Who Pioneered a Federal Jobs Guarantee
Decades before it caught on with other economists, Sadie Alexander was the first economist to recommend a government jobs guarantee in the US
The Hidden Decline in Human Capital—and the Danger Ahead
U.S. GDP accounting underestimates intangible capital, overstates financial capital, and is all but oblivious to the the erosion of human and social capital. A serious growth slowdown is coming.
Piketty's World Inequality Review: A Critical Analysis
Thomas Piketty and his colleagues have insisted that tax records are better for measuring inequality than income surveys. They’re wrong.
When the Middle Class Lost Its Wealth
Until 2008, rising home values gave the middle class a cushion amid growing income inequality. But following the financial crisis, that wealth has failed to return.
Apple’s “Capital Return Program”: Where Are the Patient Capitalists?
Instead of rewarding the taxpayers and employees who actually create value for the tech giant, Apple is doling out massive stock buybacks
Beyond the Dollar
Inequality Represents a Wasted Opportunity for Poverty Reduction
Economists who dismiss inequality as a problem secondary to poverty miss the point: Inequality is part of what drives poverty