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

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​Racial Wealth Gap Won't be Fixed by Education Alone

Aug 16, 2016

Renewed attention on America’s stark and growing racial wealth divide requires critical thinking on policy remedies

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A rejoinder to Michael Grubb, Annela Anger-Kraavi, Igor Bashmakov and Richard Wood

Jul 26, 2016

We are grateful to Michael Grubb, Annela Anger-Kraavi, Igor Bashmakov, and Richard Wood for their interesting, empirically rich and structurally insightful commentary on our paper on the production-based and the consumption-based Carbon Kuznets Curve (CKC).

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From Brexit to the Future

Jul 11, 2016

The EU is preparing to take a tough line with Britain, in order to deter other member states from following it out of the Union. But it is the neoliberal agenda that has prevailed for last four decades, benefiting only the top 1%, that is fueled voter anger on both sides of the Atlantic.

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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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Brexit and the Future of Europe

Jun 27, 2016

The European Union is headed for a disorderly disintegration, and can only be saved if it is reconstructed to satisfy citizens’ needs and aspirations