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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Big Money—Not Political Tribalism—Drives US Elections
Conventional wisdom asserts that American politics is becoming more and more tribal. But the chiefs of the tribes share a lot in common: dependence on big money.
Joseph Stiglitz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talk Social and Economic Justice
A Nobel Prize-winning economist and the second-most-famous democratic socialist in America sit down together
The Rise of the Radical Right in Scandinavia
After Sweden’s elections, a look at how immigration and economics explain a political puzzle
When the Levee Broke
Why We Should Worry About Monopsony
When a small group of companies can dominate a labor market, wages—and workers—suffer
America’s Broken Retirement System is a Recipe for Political Chaos
Expanding, rather than cutting, Social Security is the solution
The Mechanics of Cryptocurrency
The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism
How corporate raiders coopted “shareholder democracy” for their own ends
Austerity Caused Brexit
Places hit hardest by austerity cuts were more likely to vote for UKIP and Leave
The Dismal Science and the Beautiful Game
A light-hearted economic analysis of the World Cup
The American Behind the Deutsche Mark
70 years ago today, Edward A. Tenenbaum helped pull off an astounding feat—successfully reforming Germany’s currency after World War II
INET Memo to G20: The Trouble with Economic Research Evaluation
In a memo for the G20, INET calls for changes to the evaluation of economic research to ensure that economic theory—and policy—is more rigorous, innovative, and in service to society.