Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
U.N. Secretary-General Meets with INET Global Commissioners
António Guterres and CGET Commissioners discuss cooperating on inequality, climate change, multilateralism, and more
The Tyranny of the Top Five Journals
Getting published in a top five economics journal is a near-requirement for tenure. But it’s a poor measure of research quality within a system that punishes creativity.
Why Dodd-Frank Is a Shell Game for Banks
Ten years after the crisis, financial regulation leaves taxpayers holding the bag for banks’ safety net.
The Problem with Paying Executives in Stock
In Europe and the United States, stock-based compensation discourages long-term corporate sustainability
When the Levee Broke
Ten years ago, the financial crisis washed away faith and trust in economics as a guide to social prosperity. Filling a void is difficult. We are still hard at work.
The Zero-Sum Economy
The Mechanics of Cryptocurrency
Why Digital Currency Won’t Save Us
State-issued digital money may avoid some pitfalls of cryptocurrency, but it’s no financial panacea
Macroeconomics and the Italian Vote
To understand the rise of the League and 5 Star Movement, look at economic indicators
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.
A Poetic Challenge to Global Capitalism That Will Rend Your Heart
Edoardo Nesi’s new book tracks the destructive march of globalization and neoliberal capitalism through his own life and the places, like Italy, that lie broken in its wake.
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.