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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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
The Debate Over Taxing Robots in Context
Taxing the use of robotics may or may not be the answer, but the question remains how to compensate for the growing inequality created by our changing economies
Experts on Trial: Introduction
China’s Weapons of Trade War
A trade war would undoubtedly hurt both sides. But there is reason to believe that the US has more to lose. If nothing else, the Chinese seem to know precisely which weapons they have available to them. China could stop purchasing US aircraft, impose an embargo.
China’s Economic Challenges May Soon Include Inequality
Research by Thomas Piketty, partly funded by the Institute, shows that wealth and income gaps in China are now larger than Europe’s, and approaching those of the US
Three Economic Surprises to Watch for in 2017
Institute Governing Board member Anatole Kaletsky argues that the Trump Administration’s policies will boost inflation and spur interest-hikes as well as a stronger dollar more rapidly than many expect, but that the European Union’s economy is on the mend
Trumping Capitalism?
Donald Trump’s presidency is a symptom of an interregnum between economic orders – a period that will result in a new balance between state and market. While his administration’s economic policies are unlikely to provide the right answer, they may at least show the world what not to do.
Race May be Pseudo-Science, But Economists Ignore it at their Peril
Presented by Professor Dan O’Flaherty at the Institute’s conference on the economics of race in Detroit on 11 November, 2016