Articles

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

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The Bank for International Settlements Looks Through the Financial Cycle

Jun 28, 2016

The BIS offers a comprehensive picture of the state of the world economy, and of dysfunctional policies holding it back

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Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?

Jun 7, 2016

Pernicious cultural norms inside American banks and regulatory agencies have crowded out fundamental moral principles. Ed Kane proposes an antidote.

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Neither Clinton nor Trump is engaging with the causes of America’s economic woes

May 17, 2016

Author Rana Foroohar explains why the economic policies being touted by both presidential frontrunners offer none of the new thinking necessary to drive a policy response to revitalize the economy

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Where the SPD and Germany would stand today without Agenda 2010

May 17, 2016

The SPD, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, has been collapsing in the popularity polls ever since they in 2003 launched the reform Agenda. What would have come of the party if it had not been for this insane rush to reform? Possibly Gerhard Schroeder could even still be chancellor today. A case for the time machine.

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Minimum Wages & Job Loss

May 6, 2016

As empirical evidence continues to roll in, can the theoretical orthodoxy continue to hold their ground?

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A Press That Serves the People in a Capitalist Society?

May 5, 2016

A new book by economist Julia Cagé offers a participatory business model for independent media.

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Twitter and the Stock News Echo Chamber that Whips up Volatility

Apr 17, 2016

Anyone watching the stock market has seen this: a post hits Twitter containing old news, and investors react as if it were new.