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

Postscript to INET’s Symposium on the Banking Crisis
Austerity for ordinary citizens and bank rescues for the affluent is a toxic mix
SVB RIP: A Look Backward
Edward J. Kane: A Short Tribute

Losing Out in Critical Technologies: Cisco Systems and Financialization
Cisco’s turn from innovation to financialization and what it means for the competitive position of the US information-and-communication-technology industry

The Two Global Consensuses That Defined the Development Paradigm in Ghana Are Under Threat
Honorary Vice President at IMANI Center for policy and education, Bright Simons, on the challenges Ghana is facing
Luigi Pasinetti (1930-2023)

Monopsony in Professional Labor Markets: Hospital System Concentration and Nurse Wage Growth
Growing consolidation in localized hospital markets appears to restrict nurse wage growth

The Rise of the Global Dollar System
Why does the apparently prescient and correct “key currency” view remain an embattled minority view?

The Impact of the War in Ukraine on West Africa Requires a Disaggregated Analysis
An interview with Gilles Yabi, executive director of the West African Think Tank WATHI, on food security in Africa

Sick with “Shareholder Value”: US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the Pandemic
Evidence sharply contradicts PhRMA’s contention that its member companies need unregulated drug prices to generate profits that they then reinvest in drug innovation.

Trump and the Republican Base: A Machine Learning Approach (Revisited)
Economic issues are a primary part of Trump’s appeal to his base

Collateral Damage From Higher Interest Rates
Why to Be Wary of Another Volcker-Type Monetary Tightening

Electricity Markets, Climate Change, and the European Energy Crisis
Price inflation, marginal cost pricing, and principles for electricity market redesign in an era of low-carbon transition