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

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Mortality Crisis Redux: The Economics of Despair

Mar 27, 2017

The health crisis afflicting working-class Americans recalls similar symptoms in Russia following the collapse of communism

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Can “It” Happen Again? Defining the Battlefield for a Theoretical Revolution in Economics

Feb 27, 2017

As part of our “Experts on Trial Series”, Antonella Palumbo argues for stripping away ‘scientific’ shibboleths that mask social and political choices

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China’s Weapons of Trade War

Feb 25, 2017

A trade war would undoubtedly hurt both sides. But there is reason to believe that the US has more to lose. If nothing else, the Chinese seem to know precisely which weapons they have available to them. China could stop purchasing US aircraft, impose an embargo.