Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Why Mislead Readers about Milton Friedman and Segregation?
The curious case of the Wall Street Journal article on Virginia and school vouchers
Jim Chanos: China’s “Leveraged Prosperity” Model is Doomed. And That’s Not the Worst.
Famed short-seller is even more concerned with political fallout from Evergrande than economic/financial woes.
Globalization and Its Big Data: The Historical Record in Financial Markets
In the 19th Century, “hypothecations” provided investors with valuable information on sovereign fiscal resources
Why the Rich Get Richer and Interest Rates Go Down
Going Down the Rabbit Hole at Jackson Hole
Why Aren’t Libertarians Protesting the Freedom-Busting Texas Abortion Law?
On deregulation and Covid masks, libertarians are loud. On female liberty, deafening silence.
Productive Bubbles
The One-Earth Balance Sheet
Reconstructing US-China Relations
The world-renowned development economist Jeffrey Sachs outlined a new framework for US-China relations in conversation with INET President Rob Johnson
Could Modern Crises Stem from Problems in the Human Brain?
As a pandemic continues to expose weaknesses in our human systems and institutions, psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist’s proposition that a battle in our heads is impacting the direction of our future is worth revisiting.
How the U.S. Lost National Healthcare
An excerpt from the just released book, The Outlier, by Kai Bird
Standard Inflation Theory Leaves Out Social Conflict and Costs
What That Means For Biden’s Inflation Policy Trilemma
Bibliometrics or Peer Review for Research Assessment: Is That the Right Question?
A low agreement between bibliometrics and peer review at the level of individual article indicates that metrics should not replace peer review at the level of individual article.