Articles
Perspectives and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
The Antitrust Case Against Facebook You Need to Know About
“Facebook is undermining our country, our democracy.”
Is MMT “America First” Economics?
Modern monetary theorists ignore how their policies could hurt developing countries
Technology: From Copycats to Innovators
Richard Vague looks at what it’ll take for the U.S. to win the R&D race
Do Real Estate Markets Make Our Cities Less Livable?
Author Samuel Stein talks about how capitalism shapes housing and what economists have in common with city planners
Fighting for Gender Equality in Economics Is Not Nearly Enough
The field of economics is aggressively sexist and biased against new and unconventional ideas. Revelations about gender and ethnic discrimination show the need to reorient the whole system toward more freedom, respect, openness, and pluralism. But how?
Millionaire-Driven Education Reform Has Failed. Here’s What Works.
Journalist Andrea Gabor’s new book heralds a “quiet revolution” in education you didn’t know was happening
The Natural Rate of Interest Is Anything But
Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist
How We Can Avoid Climate Catastrophe
A new report shows an economically viable path to net-zero CO2 emissions in key industries by 2060
The Top Journals Club in Economics
Prejudice and collusion, not simply research quality, drive journal citations
Beyond the Dollar
Why Wages Are Stagnating in Latin America
William Lazonick has shown how the doctrine of “shareholder value” has hurt wages in the United States. But in Latin America, where family corporations dominate, the story is more complicated.