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

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Against False Arrogance of Economic Knowledge

Apr 17, 2017

“The humility to accept that economic propositions cannot be universal would save us from self-defeating arrogance.” Economist Amit Bhaduri adds his perspective to our Experts on Trial discussion.

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The Debate Over Taxing Robots in Context

Mar 24, 2017

Taxing the use of robotics may or may not be the answer, but the question remains how to compensate for the growing inequality created by our changing economies

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The Mechanical Turn in Economics and Its Consequences

Mar 20, 2017

In the age of Adam Smith, an economics that masqueraded as natural science and excluded the human condition actually suited the interests of the landed and the wealthy