Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
How the U.S. Lost National Healthcare
An excerpt from the just released book, The Outlier, by Kai Bird
Carbon Pricing Isn’t Effective at Reducing CO2 Emissions
And electric vehicles don’t do a lot better
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.
Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One
Whether it is called “Build Back Better” or a “Green Industrial Policy” or, indeed, a Green New Deal, it is imperative to reject the false dichotomy of “jobs against climate.”
Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Hedge fund managers are pushing American firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future. China doesn’t have that problem.
Missing Voters and Missing Unemployed Black Workers
Like Republicans with political polls, unemployed Black workers are underrepresented in federal employment data because of non-response.
A Big Fiscal Push is Urgent, The Risk of Overheating Is Small
The $1.9 trillion stimulus should be large because the need is large
CBO Not Competent to Assess Economics of Minimum Wage
James K. Galbraith slams “unreliable” report claiming that raising the minimum wage would reduce jobs
The Future of Macroeconomics
Local David Versus Global Goliath
Populist parties and the decline of progressive politics in Italy