Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Globalization and Its Big Data: The Historical Record in Financial Markets
In the 19th Century, “hypothecations” provided investors with valuable information on sovereign fiscal resources
Why the Rich Get Richer and Interest Rates Go Down
Going Down the Rabbit Hole at Jackson Hole
Why Aren’t Libertarians Protesting the Freedom-Busting Texas Abortion Law?
On deregulation and Covid masks, libertarians are loud. On female liberty, deafening silence.
Productive Bubbles
The One-Earth Balance Sheet
Reconstructing US-China Relations
The world-renowned development economist Jeffrey Sachs outlined a new framework for US-China relations in conversation with INET President Rob Johnson
Could Modern Crises Stem from Problems in the Human Brain?
As a pandemic continues to expose weaknesses in our human systems and institutions, psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist’s proposition that a battle in our heads is impacting the direction of our future is worth revisiting.
How the U.S. Lost National Healthcare
An excerpt from the just released book, The Outlier, by Kai Bird
Standard Inflation Theory Leaves Out Social Conflict and Costs
What That Means For Biden’s Inflation Policy Trilemma
Bibliometrics or Peer Review for Research Assessment: Is That the Right Question?
A low agreement between bibliometrics and peer review at the level of individual article indicates that metrics should not replace peer review at the level of individual article.
Restoring Public Good — Now and for the Future
Restoring faith in governance and public action is itself a public good that would prepare us for a whole myriad of challenges on the horizon
Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Hedge fund managers are pushing American firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future. China doesn’t have that problem.