Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
If You Want Justice for Black Americans, You Have to Fix This
Economist Darrick Hamilton explains why confronting the racial wealth gap is the only way to address 400 years of discrimination.
Corona Crisis and Eurobonds
The Economics and Politics of Social Democracy: A Reconsideration
To able to deal with these consequences, our crisis response now should not lock us in into a permanent state of austerity, greater inequality and heightened vulnerability to future health calamities. New-old social democratic solutions are needed more than ever before.
How Market Sentiment Underpins Knightian Uncertainty
We find empirical evidence that changes in market sentiment drive unforeseeable change in how stock returns unfold over time, thereby engendering Knightian uncertainty.
Patents vs. the Pandemic
Women Face Long-term Costs from Covid-19 Abortion Restrictions
Researchers have shown that the financial and economic impacts of denying women abortion care can last years
Who Benefits When the Price of Insulin Soars?
Contrary to pharmaceutical company claims, revenue from high insulin prices are going to shareholders, not R&D
The COVID-19 Recession: Unprecedented Collapse and the Need for Macro Policy
Effective and quick federal policy response is critical to create conditions for a quick recovery.
Covid-19 Hits the Dual Economy
Incomes Destroyed at the Bottom, Profits Supported at the Top
Who's Responsible Here?
Dakar Dialogue Brings Politics Back into Economic Thinking
A report from the Commission on Global Economic Transformation’s meeting in West Africa
Kari Polanyi Levitt
Some Personal Reflections on a Half Century of Friendship and Appreciation
