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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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Why Economists Should Think of Themselves as Plumbers
From physicists to engineers to meds to plumbers: thoughts on Esther Duflo’s ASSA 2017 lecture on rediscovering the last art of economics
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Robots, Universal Basic Income, and the Welfare State
Evidence thus far questions the assumption that robotics are eliminating jobs. INET Senior Vice President for Programs Rick McGahey says the UBI debate should focus on the long-term weakening of labor’s bargaining power
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A Socialist Market Economy With Chinese Contradictions
Beijing’s leaders face a critical dilemma over a credit boom that imperils China’s prospects for a smooth transition to a sustainable economic path