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Joseph Stiglitz: “Deep-seatedly wrong” economic thinking is killing Greece
The latest austerity deal is terrible for Greece and Europe.
EU refuses to acknowledge mistakes made in Greek bailout
As I write this it would be appear that the Greek crisis is finally coming to an end. In this report I would like to discuss why the negotiations were so fraught and what an agreement actually means. In a nutshell, the EU sought to address matters with the same kinds of measures that had been tried in the past, while Greece argued that doing so would not make things any better—and would in fact make them far worse.
Latest Institute Grants Announced
The Institute for New Economic Thinking has awarded $2 million in grants to fund 21 different projects as part of the latest round of its research grant program.
Europe’s Attack on Greek Democracy
The rising crescendo of bickering and acrimony within Europe might seem to outsiders to be the inevitable result of the bitter endgame playing out between Greece and its creditors. In fact, European leaders are finally beginning to reveal the true nature of the ongoing debt dispute, and the answer is not pleasant: it is about power and democracy much more than money and economics.
The Charleston shooter has been arrested, but the true killer remains at large
Inequality, racism, and violence are the real killers in America.
Fixing The Financial System: Adam Smith Vs. Jeremy Bentham
How do we create a “change in culture”?
History of Economics on the Making
New topics and approaches make their way into two recent conferences on the history of economics
New Climate-Economic Thinking
How to Recognize New Economic Thinking
The Institute for New Economic Thinking responds to an evident need for innovative approaches to understanding economic and financial processes.