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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
The rise of economics as engineering I : setting the scene
The rise of the economist as engineer is, economists and historians say, an essential characteristic of the development of economics in the postwar period.
Keynesianism, neoliberalism and the 'Dissemination' of Economic Ideas: That's the Way of the World.
It is often argued that in recent years the question of the ‘dissemination’ of economic knowledge has been increasingly addressed by historians of economics.
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Makes Economic Sense
A minimum wage is a small minnow in an ocean of deficient aggregate demand
As Goes Cyprus, So Goes the European Union
All of a sudden, tiny Cyprus is making headlines. How could such a small country, with an economy approximately the size of the State of Maranhao, create such big problems?
Meeting New Challenges in China
Further system reforms will enable China to overcome middle-income trap and push forward social progress
How Do We Get Out of This Mess?
ASSA Meetings: a Showcase for the History of Economics?
Economists and historians of economics have related differently over time, and the past of the discipline has then served for varied purposes.
Fixing finance: The missing piece in banking reform
Eric Beinhocker and Tony Dolphin argue that lasting reform to the financial sector will not be achieved without tackling the price rigging and anti-competitive behaviour that is rife in the industry.
Blending the Economy and Science
To teach or not to teach economics with The Wire?
So, my new students’ training is essentially about understanding urban “territories” and “societies” through fieldwork. And my contribution is, supposedly, to highlight the economic dimension of all this.
What should every non-econ student know about economics?
When they told me I was expected to teach “Introduction à l’économie” this year, I thought, OK, this is straight. Every economist knows how to do that.
Ring-fencing Explained
Ring-fencing Explained
Everyone wants to ring-fence something, but they can’t agree on what: