Articles

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

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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

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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

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Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID

By Lynn Parramore

Feb 3, 2021

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The Future of Macroeconomics

By Sheila Dow

Feb 1, 2021

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Inflation, Import Prices, and the Labor Share

By Lance Taylor and Nelson Henrique Barbosa Filho

Jan 25, 2021

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The American Rescue Act: Do Whatever It Takes

By Steven Fazzari

Jan 19, 2021

The economy is likely to be crippled for months and fiscal rescue on a large scale, once again, is very much necessary.

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Local David Versus Global Goliath

By Matteo Cavallaro

Jan 15, 2021

Populist parties and the decline of progressive politics in Italy

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Paper: Structural Transformation, Economic Development and Industrialization in Post-Covid-19 Africa

By Carlos Lopes and Dirk Willem te Velde

Jan 14, 2021

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4 Charts Explain Why You Should Worry About the New U.K. Covid Strain

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 13, 2021

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New Covid “Super Strain” is a Game-Changer for Schools and More

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 8, 2021

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Carlos Lopes: The COVID-19 Crisis Presents Major Opportunities for Africa’s Structural Transformation

By Camilla Toulmin and Folashadé Soulé

Jan 6, 2021