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Articles

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Articles

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

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Three Questions with John Eric Humphries

By James Heckman

Apr 7, 2016

John Eric Humphries is a member of the Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP) network and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. He is the co-author of the book, The Myth of Achievement Tests, The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, along with James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz. Humphries is also a 2013 alum of the Summer School on Socieconomic Inequality.

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Panama: Cheating “Epidemic” Crowds Out Honest Business, Implicates Banks

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 6, 2016

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The Panama Papers: A Tropical Tip of the Hidden Wealth Iceberg

Apr 5, 2016

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What Happens When America’s Kids Confront Extreme Inequality?

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 5, 2016

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When Things Fall Apart

By Anatole Kaletsky

Apr 4, 2016

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Blanchard, the NAIRU, and Economic Policy in the Eurozone

By Antonella Stirati

Mar 31, 2016

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A Wake-Up Call on Climate Change and Clean Energy

By Eric Beinhocker

Mar 30, 2016

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Understanding the Great Recession

By Mario Seccareccia and Marc Lavoie

Mar 22, 2016

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Refugees and The Economy: Lessons from History

Mar 16, 2016

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Liquidity Trap & Excessive Leverage

By Anton Korinek and Alp Simsek

Mar 11, 2016

How excessive debt hurts the economy and why to curb it.

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Marcello de Cecco (1939-2016)

By Thomas Ferguson

Mar 10, 2016

Paying tribute to one of the world’s most distinguished economic historians.

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New Report on Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Raises Serious Concerns about Corporate Misalignment

By john a. powell

Mar 9, 2016

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Different Models, Different Politics

By Gerald Friedman

Mar 9, 2016

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Politics & Economics Don't Mix

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Mar 4, 2016

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Three Questions with Matthew Desmond

By James Heckman

Mar 3, 2016