Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Paper: Digital Access and Economic Transformation in Africa
An overview of the current digital access landscape in Africa
Paper: Demography, Inclusive Growth and Youth Employment in Africa
The youth paradox is accentuated by the effects of Covid-19, while the concrete short- and medium-term prospects for young people remain unclear.
How Inequality Leads to Industrial Feudalism
In a society where asset ownership is incredibly unequal, social mobility becomes severely diminished
Should Central Bank Liquidity Provision Be a Vehicle for Fiscal Discipline?
By helping abate the liquidity crisis, incidences of banks becoming insolvent are reduced, and hence moral hazard in its severest form is minimized.
Looking for a Libertarian Who’s Not Afraid of History
A response to Phillip Magness in The Wall Street Journal
Halloween Is Over - Are Corporate Zombies Still Out There?
Swift reorganization or liquidation of insolvent businesses is the single best policy to deal with corporate debt booms.
Dr John Nkengasong: A Collective Regional Approach Has Shown Its Power
An interview with John Nkengasong, Director of Africa CDC, about how a coordinated response to COVID-19 in Africa has proven to be effective
Does America Want a CHIPS for Buybacks Act?
To strengthen the American semiconductor industry, Congress should condition additional funds on suspending stock buybacks
Progressive Neoliberalism: Biden’s Economics, Distribution, and Inflation
What does Biden’s economic policy mean for the future?
Libertarians and the Vaccine: Give Me Liberty and Give Them Death
If libertarians wish to maintain their self-centered fixation on their own freedoms without considering others, let them do so — in indefinite quarantine from the rest of us.