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

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The Path to an African Economic Boom

Feb 2, 2018

The African Development Bank has laid out a plan for economic prosperity in the continent. But to get there, African countries must first confront jobless growth and underfunded infrastructure projects.

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How Public Spending Creates Jobs and Growth—Without Inflation

Dec 21, 2017

Contrary to conventional wisdom, government stimulus can improve the health of the economy for years after, without inflationary side effects 

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What Mainstream Economists Get Wrong About Secular Stagnation

Dec 21, 2017

Forget the myth of a savings glut causing near-zero interest rates. We have a shortage of aggregate demand, and only public spending and raising wages will change that.