Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
The Economic Case for Single Payer Health Care in the US
Greater efficiency, lower costs, and universal coverage make it the sustainable option, say some top economists
The Hidden Cost of Privatization
The New New Deal
Globalization has fallen into disrepute; the myth of the prosperity and happiness-generating free market has been dispelled. A visionary concept that provides guidance and direction is required now.
The Moral Burden on Economists
Questions to Consider on Robots and Jobs
Despite dismissive comments by the U.S. Treasury Secretary, facing the challenge posed by robotics replacing human labor raises key public policy questions
The Outskirts of Hope: Poverty in America
The “War on Poverty,” and the impact of public policy
Debating Household Debt
INET grantee JW Mason has been engaged in an important debate with the Financial Times’ Matthew Klein over the relationship of household debt to income inequality
Meaningful Work: A Radical Proposal
To mark International Women’s Day, Neva Goodwin argues that the crisis of income insecurity and longstanding gender inequality require a form of universal basic income that recognizes and rewards the value of household labor
China’s Weapons of Trade War
At Sea Without an Anchor
A presentation from The Economics of Post-Factual Democracy, the first annual conference of The Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) at The University of Copenhagen
Jayadev: TPP is Dead, but its Legacy Lives On
Institute scholar Arjun Jayadev argues that while TPP is dead, its damaging legacy on intellectual property rights is likely to shape future bilateral trade agreements
Trumping Capitalism?
Remembering Tony Atkinson as the Architect of Modern Public Economics
Beatrice Cherrier remembers Tony Atkinson’s influential intellectual, educational and institutional contribution to the field of public economics