Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Unhappy New Year: How Austerity is Making a Comeback in Berlin and Brussels
Germany’s debt brake and EU fiscal rules will make it well neigh impossible for EU countries to fund the investments needed to decarbonize their economies.
The Dutch Earthquake
Jim Chanos: “The Crypto Ecosystem Is Well-Suited for the Dark Side of Finance.”
The famed short-seller talks Sam Bankman-Fried, why Wall Street is still so keen on crypto, and how technology is making us dumber.
The Golden Age of AI Complementarity?
Recent developments in AI have added fuel to debates that have long simmered amongst economists, which could lead to a rethinking of economics itself.
Is Too Big to Fail Over?
Reflections on the 15th Anniversary of the Lehman Brothers Failure
What lessons need to be drawn on this anniversary?
What Has the World Learned from COVID-19? So Far, Not Nearly Enough
By all accounts infection rates have ebbed. But were we good or were we lucky?
As the Ukraine War Drags On, It’s Time to Reassess the Impacts of Sanctions
The bundle of sanctions was initially designed and imposed in haste, with little basis to assess historic performance.
Inflation Narratives and Their Consequences
On the reflexive relationship between inflation and inflation narratives
ER Doctor: "Private Equity in Medicine is Dangerous to Patients"
Dr. Ming Lin, and healthcare providers like him, are fighting to take back control of medicine from private equity firms that are gobbling up practices and facilities. Should Wall Street make life-and-death decisions based on the bottom line?
Profit Inflation and Markups Once Again
Inflation and corporate profits, a further discussion, responding to Servaas Storm
A New Approach for Estimating Firm-Level Cyber-Risk Exposure
Using computational linguistics to estimate firm-level cyber risk exposure based on quarterly earnings conference calls.