Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Why Digital Currency Won’t Save Us
State-issued digital money may avoid some pitfalls of cryptocurrency, but it’s no financial panacea
The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism
Austerity Caused Brexit
Boycott the Journal Rankings
Italy’s Crisis Is the Left’s Crisis
When politics is defined in terms of “populism” vs. “the mainstream,” the possibility for real economic reform is diminished.
Worrying About the Deficit is So 17th Century
In “celebration” of the late Pete Peterson’s 92nd birthday (see guest list), an excerpt from 19th Century historian Lord Macaulay’s History of England, on hundreds of years of unwarranted panic about government debt.
Jim Chanos: “Cryptocurrency is a security speculation game masquerading as a technological breakthrough”
The “dean of short sellers” says bitcoin is the last thing he’d want to own in the event of a catastrophe.
The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the growing gap between rich and poor
How to Grow the Economy While Reducing Inequality
For the BRICS countries to not just grow their economies but also raise the standard of living of their people, inclusive growth that prioritizes poverty reduction is a must
Noam Chomsky on the Populist Groundswell, U.S. Elections, the Future of Humanity, and More
The renowned linguist, cognitive scientist, and historian on where we stand as an economy, as a country, and as human beings
Luigi Pasinetti on Disrupting Neoclassical Hegemony in Economics
The renowned economist reflects on the rise of neoclassical economics, the post-2008 surge of interest in non-mainstream, heterodox thought, and how young economists can remain independent in the face of biased evaluation systems
What Piketty Missed in Measuring Wealth
Despite assembling a formidable data set and leveling a bold argument, Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has theoretical and accounting flaws that distort its central findings