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

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Occupation, Gender, and Labor Market Volatility

Jan 16, 2024

When working within the same employment spell, female workers, particularly those of color and those working in low-wage service and care jobs, earn significantly less when facing greater volatility than their male counterparts or those working in non-service, non-care occupations.

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Finally, an Economist Takes on the Topic of Power

Jan 16, 2024

Alessandro Roncaglia has mulled the topic of power over his long and distinguished career – a topic most economists avoid. His new book explores the historical dynamics of power and asks how we can change its distribution today.

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Democratic Reform at a Time of Dire Troubles

Nov 27, 2023

What sort of effective democratic political system does the United States want and need?

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What Does Mustard Gas Have in Common with Crypto and Blockchain?

Nov 20, 2023

In his new book, Let Them Eat Crypto, Peter Howson cautions that the technologies are not just fraudulent but causing indefensible harm to both humanity and the planet.