Thomas Ferguson is the Research Director at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and Senior Fellow at Better Markets. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught formerly at MIT and the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Golden Rule (University of Chicago Press, 1995) and Right Turn (Hill & Wang, 1986). His articles have appeared in many scholarly journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Economic History. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Political Economy and a longtime Contributing Editor at The Nation.
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How Much Can the U.S. Congress Resist Political Money? A Quantitative Assessment
The links between campaign contributions from the financial sector and switches to a pro-bank vote were direct and substantial
Rule Number 1 for Government Bailouts of Companies: Make Sure Voters and Taxpayers Share in the Upside
If the public is to be called upon for the second time in twelve years to bail out businesses, it should get something back for its money. Bailed out firms should be compelled to issue convertible bonds to the government.
Coronavirus Means Zero Hour for the European Union
If the European Central Bank does not jump to the aid of peripheral countries weakened by the pandemic, the Eurozone could collapse.
The New Hampshire Democratic Primary in One Graph
Lower Income Towns in New Hampshire Voted Heavily for Sanders; Richer Towns Did the Opposite.
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YSI 2020 Plenary: New Economic Questions Young Scholars Initiative Virtual Plenary
What are the 100 most pertinent economic questions facing our global societ?
Research Webinar & Book Launch: Macroeconomic Inequality From Reagan to Trump
A discussion with Lance Taylor and Özlem Ömer, authors of INET’s new book Macroeconomics Inequality from Reagan to Trump
Money, Politics, and Social Conflict in the Age of COVID & YSI Discussion with Thomas Ferguson - 12pm ET / 9am PT
Every country has had a different policy response to the crisis; and within countries different political parties have championed various approaches. How has COVID-19 affected politics and social life in developed western countries?
INET/YSI Pre-conference @ STOREP 2019
The Institute for New Economic Thinking and the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (STOREP) announce a day and a half of lectures, workshops, and debates held on the 26th and 27th of June, just before the annual STOREP conference, in Siena, Italy.