Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Work Longer, Die Sooner! America's Dire Need to Expand Social Security and Medicare
Experts are clear that working into old age often threatens the health and well-being of U.S. seniors.
How Should the Government Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices? A Guide for the Perplexed
The “maximum fair price” for a drug must not only be equitable to those with unmet medical needs who may benefit from the use of the drug but also provide equitable returns on both public and private sector investments.
Can Baby Bonds Fight the Wealth Gap and Racial Inequality? Connecticut Aims to Find Out.
Connecticut is the first state to fund and enact a baby bonds program, inspiring more states to create their own plans. Can it make a difference?
Unhappy New Year: How Austerity is Making a Comeback in Berlin and Brussels
Germany’s debt brake and EU fiscal rules will make it well neigh impossible for EU countries to fund the investments needed to decarbonize their economies.
American Household Debt: A Reappraisal
Which households are more exposed to financial risk and to what extent is their debt systemically relevant?
The Dutch Earthquake
The Golden Age of AI Complementarity?
Recent developments in AI have added fuel to debates that have long simmered amongst economists, which could lead to a rethinking of economics itself.
Theories of Economic Crises
The theoretical approaches to analyzing crises have behind them contrasting conceptions of the way the economy works
Is Too Big to Fail Over?
What Has the World Learned from COVID-19? So Far, Not Nearly Enough
By all accounts infection rates have ebbed. But were we good or were we lucky?
How Shareholder Value Fixation Turns AI and Robotics into a Recipe for Failure
New technologies are not the problem. It’s a system distorted by a flawed ideology.
Inflation Narratives and Their Consequences
On the reflexive relationship between inflation and inflation narratives