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

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Behind Europe's Populist Backlash: The Hunger Games of Mainstream Economics

Jan 6, 2015

The turmoil of Brexit and the populist challenge across Europe are consequences of austerity policies that have brought misery to millions of ordinary voters. In this interview first published last January, Servaas Storm warned of the dangers of economic decision making divorced from democracy and from the social consequences of its prescriptions

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By the Way, Why Does the History of the JEL Codes Matter ?

Dec 21, 2014

Full paper is here. Comments are much welcome.And because it’s an epic story (and because I suck at writing abstracts), here is an audio trailer. I thank Paul for his beautiful Memphis accent.