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Or Does It?

Like the Great Depression and the stagflation of the ’70s, the anemic growth of the U.S. economy can’t be understood or remedied without changes in economists’ thinking

Many indicators say the US is close to full employment: Hours of work tell a different story.

There are several reasons why unprecedentedly low interest rates will probably not stimulate demand and may even threaten financial stability

Institute Governing Board member Anatole Kaletsky argues that the Trump Administration’s policies will boost inflation and spur interest-hikes as well as a stronger dollar more rapidly than many expect, but that the European Union’s economy is on the mend

Everyone at INET is saddened by the news that our colleague Lance Taylor passed away on Monday, August 15th, 2022. His loss leaves a giant hole in our hearts as well as in the field of economics. His talents and achievements were prodigious and we will miss his cheerful and inspiring presence. Words help little on such occasions, but we would like to extend our condolences to his wife Yvonne, and his children Signe and Ian.

While many countries throughout the world have faced severe financial crises over the last decades, and while the Japanese stagnation and the 1997 Asian financial crisis did induce some additional interest for the introduction of banking and finance in macroeconomic theory, it is only with the advent of the US subprime financial crisis that macroeconomic and monetary theories put forward by mainstream economists have started to be questioned.

The euro area has been experiencing a prolonged period of weak economic activity and very low inflation.

Contrary to the New Keynesian paradigm, long-term unemployment can be reversed without a significant uptick in inflation

Inflation? Expanding digital currencies? What’s next in this brave new world?

An interview with Thomas Ferguson on the 2024 US election conducted by Andrew Yamakawa Elrod and Tim Barker for Phenomenal World

Rob Johnson joins Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss public concern about inflation

The global economy appears to be stuck in a pattern of low growth, low inflation and unresolved debt burdens. Is this a result of policy mistakes, or have the fundamental dynamics of the economy shifted into an era of little or no growth known as secular stagnation?

How have the macroeconomic problems in the US blinded many participants and observers to the actual state of the American economy as the election approaches?

After an era of vigorous expansion a downturn can reveal a large stock of debt relative to the economy’s capacity to service it.