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

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Bank of the world, three ways

Sep 11, 2011

The U.S., in aggregate, acts as a bank to the rest of the world. The precise role of that bank has evolved over the course of the crisis.

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Of the difference between the historian and the filmmaker

Aug 12, 2011

Months ago, I got a message from a friend that was a swift and excited line: Errol Morris was writing a series of posts about science, even more remarkable about Thomas Kuhn.

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Copper standard

Aug 9, 2011

I am late to the party on the inventive use of copper by Chinese companies seeking alternative sources of funds.