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

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When the US last defaulted...

Jul 14, 2011

Two things seem to be taken for granted in the current debt-ceiling debate: 1. The parties will come to an agreement on the debt ceiling because 2. These United States have never defaulted and will not start now.

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Shocks

Jun 21, 2011

The financial and economic crises started by the fall of Lehman Borthers came as a big shock, a financial shock, an economic shock, a psychological shock, and a political shock among others.

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A Cold Case

Jun 20, 2011

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Are banks firms?

Jun 11, 2011