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

Why Inflation Sticks Around: The Social Roots of Price Persistence
Inflation persists not just because of spending or interest rates, but because underlying social conflicts over income, expectations, and power remain unresolved.

Wage Stagnation and Populism: A Comment on David Brooks and Noah Smith
Times have changed. Now we have David Brooks, of The New York Times, and economics blogger Noah Smith defending neoliberal globalization from the pincer movement of anti-trade populists from both the right and the left.

Rethinking Pharmaceutical Innovation Policy
Misaligned incentives account for many of the most troubling features of the pharmaceutical industry’s present practices and performance.