Articles

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

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Harry Dexter White and the History of Bretton Woods

By James Boughton

Nov 9, 2013

Why does Benn Steil’s history of Bretton Woods distort the ideas of Harry Dexter White?

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Too Much Debt: Adair Turner on the Dangers of Excessive Sector Leverage

By Rob Johnson

Nov 7, 2013

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[PART 2] U.S. Current Account Deficits and German Surpluses: The Role of Income Distribution in Global Imbalances

By Till van Treeck, Jan Behringer, Christian Belabed, and Thomas Theobald

Nov 6, 2013

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Economic Policy Must Address Excessive Private Sector Leverage

By Rob Johnson

Nov 6, 2013

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Finance and the Death of Trust

By Simon Johnson

Oct 27, 2013

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Cyprus Fiasco Could Undermine the Euro Zone

By Rob Johnson

Oct 25, 2013

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We Can Do Better

By Rob Johnson

Oct 24, 2013

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Trust and Finance

By Andy Haldane

Oct 24, 2013

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The World Needs Eurobonds Now More Than Ever

By Pierpaolo Barbieri

Oct 23, 2013

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America’s Debt-Ceiling Debacle

By Katharina Pistor

Oct 22, 2013

When Greece’s sovereign-debt crisis threatened the euro’s survival, U.S. officials called their European counterparts to express bewilderment at their inability to resolve the issue.

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Human Capital and Economic Inequality

By Flavio Cunha

Oct 21, 2013

Inequalities in skills are fundamentally linked to economic and social inequalities.

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Economic theory declassified?

By Beatrice Cherrier

Oct 19, 2013

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Sovereigns versus banks: Crises, causes and consequences

By Òscar Jordà, Moritz Schularick, and Alan Taylor

Oct 18, 2013

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Reinhart and Rogoff Respond to Criticism

By Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff

Oct 16, 2013

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What You Can Do to Protect Yourself Against a Totally Unnecessary U.S. Government Default

By Robert Engle and Andrew W. Lo

Oct 14, 2013