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

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Robots, Universal Basic Income, and the Welfare State

Jan 5, 2017

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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Inequality in the United States: A Darkening Horizon

Dec 19, 2016

Institute for New Economic Thinking-backed research into inequality explores how taxes and government policy have contributed to deepening economic inequality