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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.

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Articles

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

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Macroeconomics in Perspective

By Pedro G. Duarte

Jan 31, 2014

Last week the “Macroeconomics in Perspective Workshop” was held at the Department of Economics of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), in Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium

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Macroeconomics in Perspective

By Pedro G. Duarte

Jan 31, 2014

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Roiling India Politics Risks Economic Reforms

Jan 24, 2014

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Capital Markets Balkanization Should Not Prevent Regulation

Jan 13, 2014

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When is a Bubble a Bubble?

By Marshall Auerback

Jan 11, 2014

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Modeling a World of Imperfect Knowledge

By Elham Saeidinezhad

Dec 21, 2013

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Solomonic Judgment vs. Sophists, Economists and Calculators [1] [2]

By Raphaële Chappe

Dec 12, 2013

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Our Hansen Moment

By Elham Saeidinezhad

Dec 5, 2013

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In which MIT decided to teach micro first so as to make economics more relevant

By Beatrice Cherrier

Dec 4, 2013

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Mature history of economics

Dec 1, 2013

In the past decade, the volume of literature in the history of economics has been of 500 articles and just under 50 books a year. The graph below traces the count in two year intervals (articles left axis, books right axis). The absolute volume is stable but given the growth of economic literature in the period, stable might be rebranded as static.

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[PART 1] U.S. Current Account Deficits and German Surpluses: The Role of Income Distribution in Global Imbalances

By Till van Treeck

Nov 25, 2013

Germany’s economic policies are under attack from all sides.

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In the thick of it (labels and research)

Nov 24, 2013

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Do social movements create new ideas?

Nov 12, 2013

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Institute for New Economic Thinking Launches Project to Reform Undergraduate Syllabus

Nov 10, 2013

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Harry Dexter White and the History of Bretton Woods

By James Boughton

Nov 9, 2013