Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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.
“Crypto is a Fraud on the Public”: Financial Watchdog Explains Ties Between Crypto and the Banking Crisis
Dennis Kelleher, co-founder of Washington DC-based financial watchdog Better Markets, explains how Main Street gets hurt by the ongoing banking turmoil and why crypto is the last place anybody should be running to for safety.
