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Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Archive

Article

The New Federal Reserve

By Perry G. Mehrling

Jan 9, 2011

GFC finance as war finance
Article

Non-US banks gain from Fed crisis fund

By Perry G. Mehrling

Dec 28, 2010

Why is this a surprise?
Article

Connecting the dots in Euroland

By Perry G. Mehrling

Dec 25, 2010

Today’s Financial Times article: ECB: trick or Trichet (Dec 2)
Article

(Shadow) Bank Capital

By Perry G. Mehrling

Dec 5, 2010

Is raising required bank capital the answer?
Article

Understanding Ireland

By Perry G. Mehrling

Nov 30, 2010

What’s really going on with Europe’s bailout of the Irish Economy
Article

Market Volatility and QE2

By Perry G. Mehrling

Nov 15, 2010

The first thing to say about QE2 is that it is a very different operation from QE1.
Article

When Wolves Cry “Wolf”: Systemic Financial Crises and the Myth of the Danaid Jar

By Thomas Ferguson and Rob Johnson

Apr 10, 2010

Presented at the inaugural Conference at King’s College