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

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Your Money and Your Life: Private Equity Blasts Ethical Boundaries of American Medicine

May 18, 2022

In a harrowing new book, scholar Laura Katz Olson pulls back the curtain on a shadowy Wall Street threat that is taking over health care companies – and preying on human lives.

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The Dollar System in a Multi-Polar World

May 5, 2022

The multipolar financial world is here. The United States can survive it – but only with major political and economic changes at home. It’s time to start thinking about what those need to be.

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Lecture: Making India a Prosperous and Happy Nation at 100

Mar 30, 2022

Distinguished Public Lecture on “Making India a Prosperous and Happy Nation @100”, by Dr. Ajay Chhibber, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Institute for International Economic Policy, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University on Tuesday, 22 March 2022.

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Where Did You Go, Vice President Joe?

Mar 4, 2022

President Biden’s first SOTU Address was a missed opportunity to say what he knows to be true: Stock buybacks manipulate the market and leave most Americans worse off

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Fable of the Squirrels: New Research on Wealth Inequality Among Animals Sparks Debate on Human Economies

Jan 18, 2022

Researchers studying beasts that pass on resources and advantages to offspring have raised the old question of whether humans are destined to live in stratified conditions. Your view may depend on your relative position.