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

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Young Scholars Want More Voices Heard in Economics

Dec 3, 2020

No one person or perspective holds the key to solving economic problems, says Jay Pocklington of the Institute for New Economic Thinking

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What Is Technology? Enabler, Accelerator, or Displacer?

Oct 2, 2020

Technology has coevolved with human societies and played critical roles in past social and economic transformations. From the invention of steam engines to the use of electricity, technological changes were responsible for boosting productivity gains and increasing standards of living. But what really is technology? Is it an external force outside our control, or do we have a say in its direction, development, and deployment? These questions were undoubtedly made more urgent with the rapid advancement in digital technologies of late.

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How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System

Oct 1, 2020

New book by Sarah Chayes reveals the country’s descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan

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What Happens When a Noted Female Economist Fights Toxic Culture in the Field?

Sep 9, 2020

Claudia Sahm dares to call out systemic bullying and harassment that drives out talent and compromises science. Perpetrators are not happy.