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

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Three Economic Surprises to Watch for in 2017

Feb 2, 2017

Institute Governing Board member Anatole Kaletsky argues that the Trump Administration’s policies will boost inflation and spur interest-hikes as well as a stronger dollar more rapidly than many expect, but that the European Union’s economy is on the mend

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America’s Failures of Representation and Prospects for Democracy

Jan 6, 2017

A concentration of wealth and power that created a twin crisis of representation — in politics, and in expertise — set the stage for Donald Trump’s election victory, and has put America’s founding principles at risk

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Race May be Pseudo-Science, But Economists Ignore it at their Peril

Jan 6, 2017

Presented by Professor Dan O’Flaherty at the Institute’s conference on the economics of race in Detroit on 11 November, 2016