Articles

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

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Here’s Why Sexual Harassment Matters for Economists

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 11, 2018

To get justice, targets must show measurable harm. Economists can help

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How Money Won Trump the White House

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, and Jie Chen

Jan 9, 2018

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Nancy Folbre’s Feminist, Unorthodox Economics

By Arjun Jayadev

Jan 4, 2018

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INET Grantee Lazonick’s Research Shapes DC Share Buyback Debate

By Institute Staff

Dec 22, 2017

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How Public Spending Creates Jobs and Growth—Without Inflation

By Daniele Girardi, Walter Paternesi Meloni, and Antonella Stirati

Dec 21, 2017

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What Mainstream Economists Get Wrong About Secular Stagnation

By Servaas Storm

Dec 21, 2017

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Larry Summers: Reagan’s Tax Plan Was Better Than Trump’s

By Lynn Parramore

Dec 20, 2017

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Why Stopping Tax “Reform” Won’t Stop Inequality

By Lance Taylor

Dec 15, 2017

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How Academic Conformity Punishes Women—and Restricts the Diversity of Economic Ideas

By Marcella Corsi, Carlo D'Ippoliti, and Giulia Zacchia

Dec 14, 2017

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Three Surprises on Climate Change from Economist Michael Grubb

By Lynn Parramore

Dec 12, 2017

Two years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, where we stand today is better than you may think 

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Why Research and Innovation Are Vital for Southern European Economies—and Eurozone Survival

By Daniela Palma

Dec 11, 2017

Austerity measures have battered the region and created instability throughout the Eurozone. Here’s one way out of the mess.

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Nothing Natural About the Natural Rate of Unemployment

By Edmund Phelps

Nov 24, 2017

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How Despair Helped Drive Trump to Victory

By Shannon Monnat and David L. Brown

Nov 16, 2017

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China vs. the Washington Consensus

By Adair Turner

Nov 13, 2017

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The Dark Side of Discrimination in the Economics Profession

By Giulia Zacchia

Nov 3, 2017