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

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The Global Consumption and Income Project

Apr 14, 2016

We have developed over a number of years and now make publicly available a new and unprecedented data resource for understanding levels of living, poverty, inequality and inclusivity of growth and development around the world.

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When Things Fall Apart

Apr 4, 2016

Democratic capitalism is an evolving system that responds to crises by radically transforming both economic relations and political institutions. The time for a new phase has come, regardless of whether “responsible” politicians are prepared to admit it.

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​Blanchard, the NAIRU, and Economic Policy in the Eurozone

Mar 31, 2016

A recent policy brief by Blanchard (2016), based on an earlier paper (Blanchard, Cerutti, Summers 2015) raises a number of interesting points concerning the NAIRU and the Phillips Curve, which are further discussed in the comment on the paper by Ball (2015).