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We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

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Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

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Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Articles

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

Article

The Decline of the US Labor Share Across Sectors

By Ivan Mendieta-Muñoz, Codrina Rada, and Rudi von Arnim

Nov 21, 2019

The U.S. economy is increasingly becoming a dual economy, where high productivity sectors—such as manufacturing—and high pay sectors—such as finance and professional services—co-exist with low pay and low productivity sectors that employ most workers.

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How Neoliberal Thinkers Spawned Monsters They Never Imagined

By Lynn Parramore

Nov 19, 2019

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WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

Nov 7, 2019

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The Stormy Birth of “Europe”

By Joseph Halevi

Nov 7, 2019

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Why Did Isaac Newton Lose His Shirt in Financial Speculation? Author Alex Pollock Explains.

By Lynn Parramore

Nov 4, 2019

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Not So Modern Monetary Theory

By Lance Taylor

Oct 31, 2019

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Facebook, Acquisitions, and Potential Competition

By Mark Glick and Catherine Ruetschlin

Oct 21, 2019

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This Take on Humanity’s Future Might Blow Your Mindset

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 17, 2019

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How Performance Evaluation Metrics Corrupt Researchers

By Alberto Baccini, Giuseppe De Nicolao, and Eugenio Petrovich

Oct 3, 2019

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Secular Stagnation: The Limits of Conventional Wisdom

By Stefano Di Bucchianico

Oct 1, 2019

Summers and Stansbury mark a dramatic shift from New Keynesian orthodoxy, but only make it halfway to understanding the demand-driven nature of stagnant growth

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Kalecki, Minsky, and “Old Keynesianism” Vs. “New Keynesianism” on the Effect of Monetary Policy

Sep 11, 2019

Mott walks us through answers many careful readers of Kalecki, Keynes, Steindl, and Minsky knew all along.

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Global Commission Brainstorms on Africa’s Economic Transformation Ahead of WEF Africa

By Institute Staff

Sep 9, 2019

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Is it Really "Full Employment"? Margins for Expansion in the US Economy in the Middle of 2019

By Claudia Fontanari, Antonella Palumbo, and Chiara Salvatori

Sep 6, 2019

Article

Private Equity and Surprise Medical Billing

By Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

Sep 4, 2019

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Central Banks, Secular Stagnation, and Loanable Funds

By Mario Seccareccia and Marc Lavoie

Sep 3, 2019