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We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

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

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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
What Next for the Post Covid Global Economy: Could Negative Supply Shocks Disrupt Other Fragile Systems?

By William White

Jan 2023

The principal threat to economic stability currently is the overhang of debt, both private and public.
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Working Paper
Separating electricity from gas prices through Green Power Pools: Design options and evolution

By Michael Grubb, Paul Drummond, and Serguey Maximov

Nov 2022

Moving away from fossil fuels, towards a system with a far greater contribution from variable renewables, means that the current system is not fit for purpose.
Working Paper
Working Paper Series
Modeling Myths: On the Need for Dynamic Realism in DICE and other Equilibrium Models of Global Climate Mitigation

By Michael Grubb and Claudia Wieners

Feb 2020

We conclude that representing dynamic realism in such models is as important as – and far more empirically tractable than – continued debate about the monetization of climate damages and ‘social cost of carbon’.