Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
What we learn about inequality from Carl Icahn’s $2 billion Apple “no brainer”
The company’s focus on stock buybacks to increase shareholder value is a reminder of why so much of the value created daily by millions of workers ends up in the hands of the billionaires
Monetary Finance: Mechanics & Complications
Eight years after the 2008 crisis the global economy is still stuck with low growth, too low inflation, and rising debt burdens. Massive monetary stimulus has failed to generate adequate demand, and some commentators suggest that we are “out of ammunition” with which to counter deflationary pressures.
Tunisia in Turmoil: When Supply-Side Orthodoxy Meets an Angry Citizenry
Mass protests challenging the government to focus on job-creation rather than on market liberalization and trade deals may carry a cautionary message to Western policy makers, too.