Articles

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

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Mathematics, Models and Reality in Microeconomics

By Raphaële Chappe and Sanjay Reddy

Sep 23, 2015

Have economists fallen in love with an idealized vision of an economy in which rational individuals interact in perfect markets? To what extent is standard microeconomics responsible for this state of affairs?

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Jim Chanos on What Lies Ahead for Greece

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 18, 2015

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Max Roser collaborates with Hans Rosling on BBC Documentary

By Eric Beinhocker

Sep 16, 2015

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Travelling Knowledge and Tools

By Pedro G. Duarte

Sep 15, 2015

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Why Carried Interest is Suddenly the Inequality Flashpoint

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 11, 2015

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Why You Shouldn’t Fear China’s Devaluation

By Hao Zhou

Sep 1, 2015

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Feminist Economists Challenge Austerity That Harms Women

By Lynn Parramore

Aug 24, 2015

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Joseph Stiglitz: “Deep-seatedly wrong” economic thinking is killing Greece

By Lynn Parramore

Aug 19, 2015

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Is it Just a Greek Problem?

By Graciela Kaminsky

Aug 13, 2015

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Is Financial Success a Product of Inherited Genes?

Aug 9, 2015

Comparing outcomes for biological and adopted children sheds light on the intergenerational transmission of wealth.

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Economics in the Rear-View Mirror

By Irwin Collier

Aug 6, 2015

Archival artifacts from the history of economics.

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Greece, Goldman Sachs, and the Dark Side of International Finance

By Lynn Parramore

Jul 28, 2015

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So What Can We Do About Inequality?

By Lynn Parramore

Jul 24, 2015

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China’s stock market crash reveals financial policy tensions

By Luke Deer

Jul 24, 2015

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What Happened to China’s Stock Market and Why You Should Care

By Lynn Parramore

Jul 23, 2015