Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Why Stopping Tax “Reform” Won’t Stop Inequality
Inequality isn’t driven by taxes—it’s driven by the power of capital in relation to workers
The Big Questions Are Back
Enlightenment Then, Enlightenment Now
What can today’s economists learn from the 18th century Scottish thinkers who grappled with societal and economic change?
What Idea Shapes Our World More Than Adam Smith’s Economics?
Animal rights, child welfare, social equality are all a direct legacy of the “cult of feeling”
Economic Models That Are Costing Us All
When an economic model fails, it is reality—and the people living in it—who pay the bills while the model lives on, unscathed.
Protectionism Will Not Protect Jobs Anywhere
The same angst that Americans and Europeans have about the future of jobs is an order of magnitude higher in Asia.
We’ll Always Need Paris
The Many Transgressions of Deirdre McCloskey
McCloskey discusses her career, critiques of economics, and offers advice for young economists.
Mass Incarceration’s Dangerous New Equilibrium
A new model probes why the US leads the world in jailing and imprisoning people, and what it will take to reverse course
How the U.S. New Economy Business Model has devalued science & engineering PhDs
This note comments on Eric Weinstein’s, “How and Why Government, Universities, and Industries Create Domestic Labor Shortages of Scientists and High-Tech Workers,” posted recently on INET’s website.
Political Conflict and Economic Pluralism in Brazil
The reaction to repressive political conditions that prevailed in Brazil during the 1970s helped to produce a commitment to diversity and tolerance among Brazilian economists.
Which Productivity Puzzle?
How & Why Government, Universities, & Industry Create Domestic Labor Shortages of Scientists & High-Tech Workers
Long term labor shortages do not happen naturally in market economies.