Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
A Plan for Earth’s Survival that Can Survive U.S. Politics?
Economist James K. Boyce explains how to fight climate change and rising income inequality in one shot
Keeping the Oil in the Soil
The central goal of any serious climate policy is to keep fossil fuels in the ground. The central question is how.
After Over Three Decades, Rebel Economist Breaks Through to Washington. Here’s How He Did It.
Capitalism’s Great Reckoning
Are Economists Blocking Progress on Climate Change?
By promoting unrealisitc models, economists have become part of problem rather than the solution
Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
There is not one opioid crisis in America—there are many. And supply-focused measures won’t stop them.
Modern Monetary Inevitabilities
Socialism in Our Time?
Antitrust in American History: Law, Institutions, and Economic Performance
The Chicago School’s weakening of antitrust law hurt the economy
Macroeconomic Stimulus à la MMT
Modern Monetary Theory is problematic. Launching large scale fiscal programs that rely on it would be skating on thin ice.
Krishna Bharadwaj, the Torchbearer of Economics
During her long career she illuminated many of the shortcomings of neoclassicism, and offered alternative paths
Is MMT “America First” Economics?
Modern monetary theorists ignore how their policies could hurt developing countries
Why We Need the Knightian Uncertainty Hypothesis
INET’s President introduces a new research program that challenges orthodox assumptions about the limits of economic knowledge