Articles

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

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Zero Interest Rates in EU: The Myth of the Poor German Saver

By Thomas Fricke

Feb 7, 2017

Panic over the impact on  German savers of low interest rates and looming inflation neglects to mention that very few Germans are saving much

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'People Have Had Enough of Experts'

By Sheila Dow

Feb 6, 2017

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Is Inequality a Political Choice?

By Institute Staff

Feb 3, 2017

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Three Economic Surprises to Watch for in 2017

By Anatole Kaletsky

Feb 2, 2017

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Trumping Capitalism?

By Anatole Kaletsky

Jan 24, 2017

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Johnson: Elites Eying the Exits Signals America's Crisis

By Institute Staff

Jan 23, 2017

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Why Economists Should Think of Themselves as Plumbers

By Beatrice Cherrier

Jan 23, 2017

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Remembering Tony Atkinson as the Architect of Modern Public Economics

By Beatrice Cherrier

Jan 19, 2017

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The Jobs Legacy of the Obama Presidency

By Jack Gao

Jan 19, 2017

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The Economics of the Affordable Care Act

By Dean Baker

Jan 17, 2017

Any effort to replace the Affordable Care Act will be confronted by the same structural imbalances in the health care economy that the legislation’s authors faced

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Conflicts of Interest? Maybe Congress Should Look in the Mirror

By Lynn Parramore

Jan 11, 2017

New evidence shows personal wealth interests drive Congressional votes

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Ferguson: Monetary Policy Can't Levitate a Broken Economy

By Thomas Ferguson

Jan 9, 2017

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America’s Failures of Representation and Prospects for Democracy

By Rob Johnson

Jan 6, 2017

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

By Brendan O'Flaherty

Jan 6, 2017

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INET's Turner Warns Against 'Fantasy' of Stimulating Economies Through Financial Deregulation

By Institute Staff

Jan 5, 2017