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

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There Isn’t Really a ‘Mainstream’ at All

Aug 11, 2016

There is a mix of common-sense opinions, political prejudices, conventional business practice, and pragmatic rules of thumb, supported in an ad hoc, opportunistic way by bits and pieces of economic theory.

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German Worries: Fear Fosters Crisis

Jul 20, 2016

Inflation, the euro crisis – for years there has been one worry hype after another. Yet fear frequently turns out to be wrong. We need a committee of wise men in charge of dealing with the real risks.