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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Blanchard, the NAIRU, and Economic Policy in the Eurozone
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).
Marcello de Cecco (1939-2016)
Politics & Economics Don't Mix
Three Questions with Matthew Desmond
HCEO’s new three-question series will regularly publish quick Q&As with members who will discuss their work, frontiers in the field of inequality that could use more knowledge, and advice for emerging scholars.
Economic Forecasting Models & Sanders Program Controversy
The Romer/Romer letter to Professor Gerald Friedman marks a turning point. It concedes that there are indeed important issues at stake when evaluating the proposed economic policies of Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders. These issues go beyond the political debate and should be discussed seriously between and among professional economists.