Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
What we learn about inequality from Carl Icahn’s $2 billion Apple “no brainer”
The company’s focus on stock buybacks to increase shareholder value is a reminder of why so much of the value created daily by millions of workers ends up in the hands of the billionaires
Monetary Finance: Mechanics & Complications
Eight years after the 2008 crisis the global economy is still stuck with low growth, too low inflation, and rising debt burdens. Massive monetary stimulus has failed to generate adequate demand, and some commentators suggest that we are “out of ammunition” with which to counter deflationary pressures.
Tunisia in Turmoil: When Supply-Side Orthodoxy Meets an Angry Citizenry
Mass protests challenging the government to focus on job-creation rather than on market liberalization and trade deals may carry a cautionary message to Western policy makers, too.
Independence vs. Accountability in the Evolution of the Fed
Peter Conti Brown’s new book explores and debunks a powerful meme shaping public understanding of the role of the Fed
Should the state be doing more to fix the economy?
What we’re reading: A weekly scan of published items relevant to the Institute’s work
Helicopter Money on a Leash?
Shadow banking’s enduring perils
Minimum Wages & Job Loss
Varoufakis: Star Trek or The Matrix?
Capitalism will destroy itself, the former Greek finance minister warns, if economic calculation excludes human needs and ignores democratic verdicts
Keynes passed away 70 years ago today – his copyright follows
Keynes passed away 70 years ago today, with his copyright now expiring, there is an opportunity to build a digital archive of all his work
Towards a theory of shadow money
Instability & Stagnation in a Monetary Union
The intra-EMU divergences are a feature of the system rather than just a bug.
Can ‘matching markets’ concept help Europe manage its refugee crisis?
European Union countries are facing an epic challenge of integrating more than 1 million refugees from conflict zones in the Middle East and beyond.
When Things Fall Apart
A Wake-Up Call on Climate Change and Clean Energy
A stark warning from Institute researchers on the probability that ‘2°C capital stock’ will be reached in 2017