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

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The Hidden Decline in Human Capital—and the Danger Ahead

Jan 2, 2019

U.S. GDP accounting underestimates intangible capital, overstates financial capital, and is all but oblivious to the the erosion of human and social capital. A serious growth slowdown is coming.

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When the Middle Class Lost Its Wealth

Nov 15, 2018

Until 2008, rising home values gave the middle class a cushion amid growing income inequality. But following the financial crisis, that wealth has failed to return.