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Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

Video

Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

Podcast

Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

Education

Video series and courses for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

Events

To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Articles

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

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Corona Crisis and Eurobonds

By Thomas Fricke

May 26, 2020

The Calamity of Germany’s Distorted Perception of Italy

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Indian Economic Policy: Stimulus, Deficits and Privatisation

By Gaurav Dalmia

May 20, 2020

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America’s Chilling Experiment in Human Sacrifice

By Lynn Parramore and Jeffrey L. Spear

May 14, 2020

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The Economics and Politics of Social Democracy: A Reconsideration

By Servaas Storm

May 14, 2020

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The Wealth Effects of Bailouts: A Quantitative Assessment

By Pirmin Fessler and Martin Schürz

May 9, 2020

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How Market Sentiment Underpins Knightian Uncertainty

By Roman Frydman, Nicholas Mangee, and Josh Stillwagon

May 7, 2020

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Modigliani Meets Minsky: Inequality and U.S. Household Debt Since 1950

By Alina Bartscher, Moritz Kuhn, and Moritz Schularick

May 7, 2020

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Chile’s Outburst of Discontent

By José Gabriel Palma

May 6, 2020

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Think Big Pharma Won’t Profiteer in the Race to Treat Coronavirus? Think Again.

By Lynn Parramore

May 5, 2020

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The Eurozone in Crisis

By Annamaria Simonazzi

May 4, 2020

A Report From the Front Line

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Payroll Share, Real Wage and Labor Productivity Across US States

By Ivan Mendieta-Muñoz, Codrina Rada, Ansel Schiavone, and Rudi von Arnim

Apr 30, 2020

States can be sorted into two groups with statistically significantly different productivity regimes. In this sense, the US economy shows signs of dualism—which is the idea that the economy consists of heterogeneous units that exhibit different behaviors and levels of performance.

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The Argentina Debt Reduction Proposal

By Jayati Ghosh

Apr 28, 2020

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Patents vs. the Pandemic

By Joe Stiglitz, Arjun Jayadev, and Achal Prabhala

Apr 24, 2020

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The Political Economy of the French Pension System Reform(s)

By Matthieu Montalban

Apr 22, 2020

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Women Face Long-term Costs from Covid-19 Abortion Restrictions

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 20, 2020