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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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In EU budget debates, ‘technocratic’ veil hides political choices
As the European Union Commission readies itself for a new round of budgetary recommendations, INET senior economist Orsola Costantini warns that that the debate over how those harsh fiscal constraints are to be determined is based on a formula that masks political choices as technocratic imperatives.
When Things Fall Apart
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Refugees and The Economy: Lessons from History
What can we learn from the Vietnamese, Cuban, Rwandan, and Syrian refugees crisis?
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Liquidity Trap & Excessive Leverage
How excessive debt hurts the economy and why to curb it.