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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Top Economist: America’s Racist Economy Getting Worse, Not Better

By Lynn Parramore

Mar 8, 2022

Lynn Parramore explores Peter Temin’s new book on the country’s two economic histories: progress for whites, slavery and segregation for Black people. He warns of a second-tier global future unless they come together.

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Where Did You Go, Vice President Joe?

By William Lazonick

Mar 4, 2022

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The Impact of Campaign Finance on Congressional Voting: A Machine Learning Approach

By Matthias Lalisse

Mar 3, 2022

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African Americans in Tech: What the EEO-1 Numbers Reveal

By William Lazonick, Philip Moss, and Joshua Weitz

Feb 22, 2022

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Resource Limits to American Capitalism & The Predator State Today

By James K. Galbraith

Feb 10, 2022

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How to Deal with a “Bretton Woods Moment”

By James Boughton

Feb 10, 2022

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Revealed: New Insight into What Really Drives the Stock Market

By Lynn Parramore

Feb 9, 2022

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Beyond Price Caps: A Regulatory Framework for Pricing of Medicine Innovation

By Rosie Collington and William Lazonick

Feb 3, 2022

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Paper: Demography, Inclusive Growth and Youth Employment in Africa

By Francis Akindes

Jan 26, 2022

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How Inequality Leads to Industrial Feudalism

By Hanna Szymborska and Jan Toporowski

Jan 24, 2022

In a society where asset ownership is incredibly unequal, social mobility becomes severely diminished

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Paper: Regional and Continental Integration in Africa in the Covid-19 Era: New Drivers and Perspectives

By John Igue

Jan 20, 2022

A review of regional integration in Africa

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Fable of the Squirrels: New Research on Wealth Inequality Among Animals Sparks Debate on Human Economies

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 18, 2022

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Automotive Value Chains in a Brave New World

By Margherita Russo, Fabrizio Alboni, Jorge Carreto Sanginés, Manlio De Domenico, Giuseppe Mangioni, Simone Righi, and Annamaria Simonazzi

Jan 11, 2022

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Fateful Collision: NATO’s Drive to the East Versus Russia’s Sphere of Influence

By James Kurth

Jan 7, 2022

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Is the Doom of Humanity Really Inevitable? Maybe Not.

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 4, 2022