Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Mainstream Macroeconomics and Modern Monetary Theory: What Really Divides Them?
Despite disparate policy beliefs, MMT and orthodox macro rely on many of the same theoretical foundations
The Zero-Sum Economy
The Mechanics of Cryptocurrency
INET Global Commissioner Peter Bofinger breaks down cryptocurrencies, and why they’re actually far from “anonymous”
Rethinking Social Progress in the 21st Century
A new report examines the path to global social progress. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers
The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism
Austerity Caused Brexit
Boycott the Journal Rankings
Was Martin Luther King a socialist?
Was Martin Luther King a socialist? New book may surprise you.
To Understand China’s Economy, Look to Its Politics
The removal of term limits for Xi Jinping may be a better indicator of economic health—or crisis—than official statistics
Worrying About the Deficit is So 17th Century
In “celebration” of the late Pete Peterson’s 92nd birthday (see guest list), an excerpt from 19th Century historian Lord Macaulay’s History of England, on hundreds of years of unwarranted panic about government debt.
Argentina’s Unseen Fragility
How Bill Cosby, Obama and Mega-preachers Sold Economic Snake Oil to Black America
It’s time to connect political violence with economic violence.
The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the growing gap between rich and poor
The Forgotten Economic Vision of Martin Luther King
In the last years of his life, King was boldly forging a radical, multi-racial movement for economic justice