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

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Wage Moderation and Productivity in Europe

Jan 28, 2016

Recently, our analysis has been questioned by Servaas Storm who has claimed that it is untenable to blame neo-mercantilist Germany for driving a wedge into the Eurozone. [i] It is shown below that Storm’s critique has a certain aplomb, but lacks substance.

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The Gift of Deregulation

Dec 14, 2015

‘Tis the season to celebrate gift giving. But for big banks Santa Claus comes all the time, in the form of handsomely wrapped subsidies and subtly packaged regulatory nuances worth more more gold than the wildest dreams of the Three Wise Men.

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Renminbi to the Rescue?

Dec 10, 2015

With the RMB in the SDR, careful progression in China could balance the international monetary system.