Articles

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

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Big Money Drove the Congressional Elections—Again

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, and Jie Chen

Feb 11, 2021

The Straight Truth

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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

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Local David Versus Global Goliath

By Matteo Cavallaro

Jan 15, 2021

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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

While Africa’s “premature deindustrialization” appears to be the dominant global narrative, recent analysis of the data suggests that de-industrialization is not the common experience for the majority of African countries

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

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 13, 2021

Expert warns that it could be a race against the clock as the fast-spreading B117 variant picks up steam in the U.S.

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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

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"Build Back Better" Needs an Agenda for Upward Mobility

By William Lazonick, Philip Moss, and Joshua Weitz

Jan 5, 2021

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Best of Mankiw: Errors and Tangles in the World's Best-Selling Economics Textbooks

By Peter Bofinger

Jan 3, 2021