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

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Baby Bonds: A Plan for Black/White Wealth Equality Conservatives Could Love?

Oct 25, 2016

Darrick Hamilton calls for spreading the benefits of asset-ownership to all Americans.

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Escaping the New Normal of Weak Growth

Oct 7, 2016

Eight years after the crisis erupted, what the global economy is experiencing is starting to look less like a slow recovery than like a new low-growth equilibrium. With monetary policy unable to stimulate demand, or even inflation, it’s time for fiscal authorities to relieve the burden on central banks.

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Are Our Earnings Really Our 'Just Deserts'?

Oct 5, 2016

A new paper by Nancy Folbre offers an evidence-based refutation of ‘just-world’ assumptions