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

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The Long Battle For A Living Wage Goes On

Aug 30, 2013

The battle for a living wage for the nation’s poorest workers is set against the backdrop of mass unemployment and the highest level of economic inequality in the U.S. in almost a century.

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The Real Story of Detroit's Collapse

Jul 23, 2013

“How could Michigan officials possibly talk about cutting the average $19,000-a-year pension benefit for municipal workers while reaffirming their pledge of$283 million in taxpayer money to a professional hockey stadium?

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Methodology, Systemic Risk, and the Economics Profession

Jul 22, 2013

Changing the incentives for how economists determine both the content of the subject and their approach to scientific research could increase the range of thinking in the profession