Articles

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

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Elaine Brown, Who Led Black Panthers, Sizes Up America’s Racial Reckoning

By Lynn Parramore

Jun 24, 2020

The activist and author shares a free-ranging conversation with INET president Rob Johnson.

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Who Benefits From New Technologies?

By Nicholas Bloom, Tarek Alexander Hassan, Aakash Kalyani, Josh Lerner, and Ahmed Tahoun

Jun 22, 2020

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Profits from Job Losses Will Finance Government Borrowing for COVID-19 Bailouts

By Lance Taylor

Jun 18, 2020

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Felwine Sarr : La crise du COVID-19 indique une nécessité de changement et de repenser le monde de demain

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Jun 16, 2020

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Felwine Sarr: The COVID-19 crisis demonstrates the need to change track and re-think the world of tomorrow.

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Jun 16, 2020

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How the Disappearance of Unionized Jobs Obliterated an Emergent Black Middle Class

By William Lazonick, Philip Moss, and Joshua Weitz

Jun 15, 2020

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Fatima Denton: Governments must accelerate a plan for a diversified economy, an exit from fossil fuels, and shift towards a green transition

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Jun 10, 2020

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If You Want Justice for Black Americans, You Have to Fix This

By Lynn Parramore

Jun 10, 2020

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Why a V-Shaped Recession Is a Pipe Dream

By Edward J. Kane

Jun 8, 2020

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How America’s Economy Runs on Racism

By Lynn Parramore

Jun 5, 2020

Economist Darrick Hamilton explains that pursuit of profit, not hatred of black people, is the real root of discrimination.

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Benno Ndulu: The pandemic has laid bare the pivotal roles of both the informal sector and SMEs

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Jun 3, 2020

An interview with Pr Benno Ndulu, the former Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, for INET’s series on COVID-19 and Africa

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Enhancing Resilience in African Economies: Policy Responses to the COVID19 Pandemic in Africa

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Jun 3, 2020

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The Fleming Myth and the Public Sector Contribution to Discovery and Development of New Cancer Drugs

By Ekaterina Cleary and Fred Ledley

Jun 2, 2020

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We're in a Moment of Collective Trauma. But There Are Glimmers of Hope

By john a. powell

Jun 2, 2020

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From Eric Garner to George Floyd: How History Repeats Itself

By Peter Temin

May 30, 2020