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

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How the Largest Banks Are Leading Us to a New Financial Crisis

Jun 19, 2018

By evading regulation of credit default swaps, the major U.S. banks put taxpayers—and the entire economy—at risk

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Breaking the Stranglehold of the Orthodoxy in Economics

May 28, 2018

Introducing INET’s body of work on dysfunctions in research evaluation, Rob Johnson shows how breaking academic conformity is vital for the economics profession—and the economy itself.

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Argentina’s Unseen Fragility

May 18, 2018

With growth fueled by an increase in debt, Argentina is facing an uncertain economic future, despite investors’ generally rosy view. The government of Mauricio Macri has options to address the country’s macroeconomic risks, but none of them will be free of tough choices.