Articles

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

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Political Conflict and Economic Pluralism in Brazil

By Ramón García Fernández and Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak

May 2, 2017

The reaction to repressive political conditions that prevailed in Brazil during the 1970s helped to produce a commitment to diversity and tolerance among Brazilian economists.

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Pathways & Obstacles to a Low-carbon Economy

By Adair Turner and Arnout de Pee

Apr 27, 2017

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America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 20, 2017

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Against False Arrogance of Economic Knowledge

By Amit Bhaduri

Apr 17, 2017

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The Moral Burden on Economists

By Darrick Hamilton

Apr 13, 2017

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Questions to Consider on Robots and Jobs

By Jack Gao

Apr 6, 2017

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The Outskirts of Hope: Poverty in America

By Institute Staff

Apr 4, 2017

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Which Productivity Puzzle?

By William Janeway

Apr 3, 2017

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A Public Comment on the SEC Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule

By William Lazonick and Matt Hopkins

Mar 29, 2017

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How & Why Government, Universities, & Industry Create Domestic Labor Shortages of Scientists & High-Tech Workers

By Eric Weinstein

Mar 28, 2017

Long term labor shortages do not happen naturally in market economies.

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Mortality Crisis Redux: The Economics of Despair

By Pia Malaney

Mar 27, 2017

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

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The Debate Over Taxing Robots in Context

By Jack Gao

Mar 24, 2017

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The Mechanical Turn in Economics and Its Consequences

By Douglass Carmichael

Mar 20, 2017

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Kanth: A 400-Year Program of Modernist Thinking is Exploding

By Lynn Parramore

Mar 9, 2017

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Debating Household Debt

By Institute Staff

Mar 8, 2017