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Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

Video

Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

Podcast

Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

Education

Video series and courses for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

Events

To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Articles

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

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Bring on the Bubble: William Janeway on the Future of Green Technologies

Sep 4, 2013

Where will today’s innovation come from?

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Saving Economics from the Economists - A Tribute to the Late Ronald Coase

Sep 2, 2013

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The Long Battle For A Living Wage Goes On

By Pavlina R. Tcherneva

Aug 30, 2013

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Why is economic sense so often morally appalling?

By Stephen Kinsella

Aug 20, 2013

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What Was the Real Cost of the Great Recession?

By Andrew Sheng

Aug 18, 2013

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Katharina Pistor: The Legal Theory of Finance

Aug 9, 2013

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Detroit, and the Bankruptcy of America’s Social Contract

By Robert Reich

Jul 31, 2013

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Understanding Bank Liquidity

By Andrew Sheng

Jul 28, 2013

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Why Economics Needs Economic History

By Kevin O'Rourke

Jul 28, 2013

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When Is the Time for Austerity?

Jul 26, 2013

Recent austerity policies have been guided by ideology rather than research. This column discusses research that reconciles disparate estimates of fiscal multipliers in the literature. It finds that common identification assumptions are problematic. Matching methods based on propensity scores show how contractionary austerity really is, especially in economies operating below potential.

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Did Capitalism Fail? The Financial Crisis Five Years On

Jul 24, 2013

Did the global economic collapse in 2008 stem from structural failures in the capitalist system?

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The Real Story of Detroit's Collapse

Jul 23, 2013

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Methodology, Systemic Risk, and the Economics Profession

By John Davis and Wade Hands

Jul 22, 2013

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Game Theory: Too Much and Too Little?

By Sanjay Reddy

Jul 20, 2013

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Should China Deregulate Finance?

By Kevin Gallagher

Jul 11, 2013