Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
How Corporations “Get Away With Murder” to Inflate Prices on Rent, Food, and Electricity
Antitrust expert Hal Singer shows how big businesses in certain industries are taking advantage of inflation worries to jack up prices far beyond their cost increases, all the while raking in robber-baron profits.
6 Economic Experts Reveal the Truth About the Inflation Reduction Act
Is it good for your wallet? A climate bill in disguise? Landmark action or nothingburger? Economic experts assess the Democrats’ legislative victory for the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
Wage Stagnation and Productivity: Challenging the Conventional Analysis
Stagnating real wages may have contributed to the slowdown of US productivity
Inflation in a Time of Corona and War
Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation
The Libertarian Anti-Apartheid White Supremacy of W.H. Hutt
James M. Buchanan’s defenders argue he was not racist because of his ties with the anti-apartheid economist W.H. Hutt, but this defense fails miserably
The Ukrainian War and the End of Globalization?
Economic sanctions against Russia are adding to a major redistribution of income from workers and middle-class consumers to profits in international trade.
A Sobering View of High Fuel Prices, Green Energy, and Biden’s Plans to Help Europe
Veteran researcher sheds light on what’s going on, how long the pain might last, and possible paths forward.
We Need to Learn From the Fight Against HIV/AIDS—and Its Mistakes—to Tackle COVID-19
An interview with INET Global Commissioner Winnie Byanyima