Articles

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

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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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Rising Inequality is Holding Back the US Economy

Jul 16, 2015

A four percent growth goal for first term of the next president is not only possible, but is what we should strive to achieve.

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How Dated Theories & Underlying Research Misguide Policy

Jul 15, 2015

The financial crisis of 2008 was unforeseen to a significant extent. One reason is that the dominant academic theories influencing political decision makers ignore recent advances and instead rely largely on models and decision science dating back to the Second World War.