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

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Sraffa’s Revolution in Economic Theory

Dec 26, 2016

The prominence of the debate over ‘reswitching’ has obscured the importance of Piero Sraffa’s profound contribution to economics. It’s time to revisit and build on that body of work

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Heckman Study: Investment in Early Childhood Education Yields Substantial Gains for the Economy

Dec 12, 2016

New research by Nobel Laureate and Institute for New Economic Thinking Advisory Board member James Heckman finds strong economic gains from birth-to-five education programs 

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Race and Economics: Exploring Headwinds and Resilience

Dec 8, 2016

The Institute for New Economic Thinking’s recent Detroit event on race and economics noted both the structural impediments faced by African-Americans, and the impressive gains made in some communities despite those headwinds