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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
From Brexit to the Future
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.
Economics in a Different Key
Brexit: The Tectonic Plates
A Bridge From Brexit
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.
The Bank for International Settlements Looks Through the Financial Cycle
The BIS offers a comprehensive picture of the state of the world economy, and of dysfunctional policies holding it back
Brexit and the Future of Europe
In Memoriam, Jack Treynor
Global Money: A Work in Progress
Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?
Pernicious cultural norms inside American banks and regulatory agencies have crowded out fundamental moral principles. Ed Kane proposes an antidote.
Should we really be 'learning to love' the robots?
A response to Arjun Jayadev’s argument about the impact of automation on our work and life
A Teachable Moment for the Economics Profession?
What we’re reading: A weekly scan of published items relevant to the Institute’s work
Introducing the Symposium on Neoliberalism
Is Neoliberalism a fixed set of ideas, or even an identifiable political movement?
Is Wall Street Doing its Job?
Neither Clinton nor Trump is engaging with the causes of America’s economic woes
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
Where the SPD and Germany would stand today without Agenda 2010
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.
Helicopter Money on a Leash?
Shadow banking’s enduring perils
Minimum Wages & Job Loss
As empirical evidence continues to roll in, can the theoretical orthodoxy continue to hold their ground?