Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

Is Inequality a Political Choice?
Research by INET-affiliated scholars shows the US lags far behind its peers on inclusive growth, suggesting inequality is not an inevitable consequence of globalization and technology

Ferguson: Monetary Policy Can't Levitate a Broken Economy
As part of an International Economy symposium, INET Research Director Tom Ferguson assessed the challenge facing central bankers through the lens of the missing virtues of Dorothy’s travel companions in the Wizard of Oz

America’s Failures of Representation and Prospects for Democracy
A concentration of wealth and power that created a twin crisis of representation — in politics, and in expertise — set the stage for Donald Trump’s election victory, and has put America’s founding principles at risk
A Moral Challenge to Economists

Reality Check: What Economists Talk About When They Talk About the Chinese Economy
Beneath the heated political rhetoric over U.S.-China economic ties lies an increasingly complex reality

If CEO Pay Was Measured Properly, It Would Look Even More Outrageous
Research funded by the Institute for New Economic Thinking has revealed that the SEC reports executive compensation using a formula that routinely undercounts it
The Geopolitics of Populism

Capitalism in the Time of Trump?
As the world turns upside down, Mariana Mazzucato discusses how to shape an economy that works for everyone

Older workers in Rust-Belt States have been economic losers since Reagan
Slight increases in national-average earnings for older workers mask long-run stagnation and decline in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – states that unexpectedly voted for Donal Trump
Bracing for Trumponomics

India: Demonetization and its Discontents
By suddenly eliminating two widely used bank notes, India’s government risks undermining public confidence in the basic means of exchange

Trump Election and the Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Surviving the geopolitical and economic challenges of the coming years requires a world order less vulnerable to the vagaries of U.S. elections
Black Lives Still Matter

Obama’s People and The African Americans: The Language of Othering
Language has always been a way to divide, conquer, classify, and control, but it also helps to constitute who we are and what we think.