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We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

Video

Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

Podcast

Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

Education

Video series and courses for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

Events

To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

Topics

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Articles

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

Article

What Can We Really Know About the Future of Stock Prices?

By Lynn Parramore

Nov 17, 2015

A gap between theory and reality has haunted economists.

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Printing Money

By John Cassidy

Nov 16, 2015

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To Fix Inequality and Steady the Economy, Think Radically

By Lynn Parramore

Nov 12, 2015

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The Wesley Clair Mitchell medal : the AEA award that never came to be

By Beatrice Cherrier

Nov 11, 2015

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Want to Grow the Economy? Might Be Time to Unleash the Devil.

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 27, 2015

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Theory vs data, computerization, old wine and new bottles

By Beatrice Cherrier

Oct 24, 2015

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What the Steve Jobs Movie Won’t Tell You About Apple’s Success

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 23, 2015

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Institute Grantee Appointed Central Bank Governor

Oct 20, 2015

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Matching the Moment, But Missing the Point?

By Anton Korinek

Oct 19, 2015

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The Institute and Income Distribution at GES 2015

By Thomas Ferguson

Oct 15, 2015

The Institute recently sponsored several panels at the Kiel Global Economic Symposium. In particular, the panel on Income Distribution and Mobility struck us as likely to be of especially wide interest. We are grateful for the participation of all the scholars on them and are pleased to present summaries of their presentations here.

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Seeing Microeconomics with New Eyes

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 13, 2015

A new online course challenges typical teaching approaches.

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The Teaching of Economics

By Raphaële Chappe and Sanjay Reddy

Oct 7, 2015

Article

$1.90 Per Day: What Does it Say?

By Rahul Lahoti and Sanjay Reddy

Oct 6, 2015

Article

Is the Devil in the Details? Estimating Global Poverty

By Sanjay Reddy and Rahul Lahoti

Oct 3, 2015

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The IMF Worries About EME Corporate Leverage

By Perry G. Mehrling

Oct 2, 2015