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

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From Brexit to the Future

Jul 11, 2016

The EU is preparing to take a tough line with Britain, in order to deter other member states from following it out of the Union. But it is the neoliberal agenda that has prevailed for last four decades, benefiting only the top 1%, that is fueled voter anger on both sides of the Atlantic.

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A Bridge From Brexit

Jun 30, 2016

Several days ago, we woke up to a new world. Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Some were pleased, many were deeply concerned. What is likely is that many will be affected. Some wonder if the EU will survive. It will take months if not years to fully understand the ramifications.

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The Bank for International Settlements Looks Through the Financial Cycle

Jun 28, 2016

The BIS offers a comprehensive picture of the state of the world economy, and of dysfunctional policies holding it back

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Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?

Jun 7, 2016

Pernicious cultural norms inside American banks and regulatory agencies have crowded out fundamental moral principles. Ed Kane proposes an antidote.

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Neither Clinton nor Trump is engaging with the causes of America’s economic woes

May 17, 2016

Author Rana Foroohar explains why the economic policies being touted by both presidential frontrunners offer none of the new thinking necessary to drive a policy response to revitalize the economy

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Where the SPD and Germany would stand today without Agenda 2010

May 17, 2016

The SPD, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, has been collapsing in the popularity polls ever since they in 2003 launched the reform Agenda. What would have come of the party if it had not been for this insane rush to reform? Possibly Gerhard Schroeder could even still be chancellor today. A case for the time machine.

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Minimum Wages & Job Loss

May 6, 2016

As empirical evidence continues to roll in, can the theoretical orthodoxy continue to hold their ground?