Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Markets and Artificial Intelligence
What happens when we fuse, for the first time, artificially intelligent agents into either our market or political structures?
Bank Stocks Rallied Today, But…
Anatomy of a Banking Crisis
People’s Deposits Are Safe From Bank Failures But Not From the Economic Fallout
Bank failures don’t threaten most deposits, but they do threaten jobs
Shifting Downward: How a Change in Fed Culture Hurt Bank Supervision
The explanation of systematic breakdowns in supervisory oversight over time must include the shift in Federal Reserve culture during and after the 1990s
Now Is the Time for More Ambition From Multilateral Development Banks and Their Shareholders
SVB RIP: A Look Backward
Losing Out in Critical Technologies: Cisco Systems and Financialization
Cisco’s turn from innovation to financialization and what it means for the competitive position of the US information-and-communication-technology industry
Victoria Chick (1936-2023)
Luigi Pasinetti (1930-2023)
How the Crypto Hustle Carries on America’s Shameful History of Racial Inequality
Cryptocurrency was supposed to change the economic outlook for Black America. For many, it made things worse.
Monopsony in Professional Labor Markets: Hospital System Concentration and Nurse Wage Growth
Growing consolidation in localized hospital markets appears to restrict nurse wage growth
Il faut une analyse désagrégée des conséquences de la guerre en Ukraine sur les économies en Afrique de l’Ouest
Entretien avec Gilles Yabi, directeur exécutif du Think Tank ouest-africain WATHI, sur la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on West Africa Requires a Disaggregated Analysis
An interview with Gilles Yabi, executive director of the West African Think Tank WATHI, on food security in Africa
Food Security in Africa: “We Are Bringing Short Term Responses to Long Term Problems”
What are the long-term problems that need to be addressed and what solutions are out there?