Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Three Surprises on Climate Change from Economist Michael Grubb
Two years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, where we stand today is better than you may think
The Big Questions Are Back
“Worse Than Big Tobacco”: How Big Pharma Fuels the Opioid Epidemic
Once again, an out-of-control industry is threatening public health on a mammoth scale
Why Tax Cuts for the Rich Solve Nothing
Back-room deals on corporate tax reform won’t increase growth
How “Shareholder Value” is Killing Innovation
The prevailing stock market ideology enriches value extractors, not value creators
We’ll Always Need Paris
Trump-Style Policies Will Deepen the “American Carnage”
Current proposals will worsen inequality and harm those Trump promised to protect—while further enriching the top 1%
e-Book Launch: Can Dependency Theory Explain Our World Today?
Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) has released a new e-book, “Conversations on Dependency Theory”
The New Normal
Pathways & Obstacles to a Low-carbon Economy
The energy transition is happening. But the pace of change depends on a range of technical, business, and societal factors.
America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People
A new book by economist Peter Temin finds that the U.S. is no longer one country, but dividing into two separate economic and political worlds
Which Productivity Puzzle?
Mortality Crisis Redux: The Economics of Despair
The health crisis afflicting working-class Americans recalls similar symptoms in Russia following the collapse of communism