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

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Rashad Robinson: Building a Civil Rights Movement for the Digital Age

Oct 26, 2016

Wired profiles Color of Change leader Rashad Robinson and explores the challenges of movement-building in an era of digital activism

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Congratulations to Economics Nobel Laureates Hart and Holmström

Oct 10, 2016

Economists honored for their work on contract theory, which has important implications for issues such as executive compensation that have been a focus of Institute research

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Escaping the New Normal of Weak Growth

Oct 7, 2016

Eight years after the crisis erupted, what the global economy is experiencing is starting to look less like a slow recovery than like a new low-growth equilibrium. With monetary policy unable to stimulate demand, or even inflation, it’s time for fiscal authorities to relieve the burden on central banks.