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We are economists who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

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Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

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Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

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We develop resources for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

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To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

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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

Working Paper
Working Paper Series
Profits, Innovation and Financialization in the Insulin Industry

By Rosie Collington

Apr 2020

This paper considers the relationship between profits realized from higher insulin list prices, pharmaceutical innovation, and the financial structures of the three dominant insulin manufacturing companies, which set list prices.
Working Paper
Working Paper Series
Firm-Level Exposure to Epidemic Diseases: Covid-19, SARS, and H1N1

By Tarek Alexander Hassan, Stephan Hollander, Laurence van Lent, and Ahmed Tahoun

Apr 2020

As Covid-19 spreads globally in the first quarter of 2020, this paper finds that firms’ primary concerns relate to the collapse of demand, increased uncertainty, and disruption in supply chains
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Working Paper Series
Private Equity Buyouts in Healthcare: Who Wins, Who Loses?

By Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

Mar 2020

Private equity firms have become major players in the healthcare industry. How has this happened and what are the results?