Articles

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

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A Big Fiscal Push is Urgent, The Risk of Overheating Is Small

By Claudia Sahm

Mar 2, 2021

The $1.9 trillion stimulus should be large because the need is large

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The Erroneous Foundations of Law and Economics

By Mark Glick and Gabriel Lozada

Feb 25, 2021

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Housing and the American Dream: Is A House Still a Home?

By Pirmin Fessler and Martin Schürz

Feb 23, 2021

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To Fight Climate Change, Save Energy and Reduce Inequality

By Lance Taylor, Gregor Semieniuk, Duncan Foley, and Armon Rezai

Feb 22, 2021

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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, Freetown City Council, Sierra Leone

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Feb 22, 2021

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Google’s Dominance of Online Ads is a Big Deal. Here’s How to Fix It.

By Lynn Parramore

Feb 19, 2021

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Cold Truth: The Texas Freeze is a Catastrophe of the Free Market

By James K. Galbraith

Feb 18, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence Could Mean Large Increases in Prosperity—But Only for a Privileged Few

By Anton Korinek and Joe Stiglitz

Feb 18, 2021

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George Soros and Rob Johnson Endorse an Appeal to the EU: Build a Green, Fully Employed, Resilient Economy

By Institute Staff

Feb 17, 2021

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CBO Not Competent to Assess Economics of Minimum Wage

By James K. Galbraith

Feb 16, 2021

James K. Galbraith slams “unreliable” report claiming that raising the minimum wage would reduce jobs

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The Big Squeeze

By William Janeway

Feb 12, 2021

Is r/wallstreetbets really leading a financial revolution?

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Big Money Drove the Congressional Elections—Again

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, and Jie Chen

Feb 11, 2021

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Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa

By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin

Feb 10, 2021

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Mass Producing Covid-19 Vaccine

By William Lazonick, Öner Tulum, and Ken Jacobson

Feb 9, 2021

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Mainstream Economists Have Been Using a Misleading Inflation Model for 60 Years

By Lance Taylor and Nelson Henrique Barbosa Filho

Feb 8, 2021