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We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

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.

Article

Is there an ECB?

By Daniel H. Neilson

Dec 8, 2011

The ECB has always been the protagonist of the eurozone crisis story.

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First the ECB, then the IMF, Part One

By Perry G. Mehrling

Dec 5, 2011

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At Home in Economics

Nov 29, 2011

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What a liquidity crisis looks like

By Daniel H. Neilson

Nov 28, 2011

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Financial (De)Globalization and the European Experiment

By Perry G. Mehrling

Nov 22, 2011

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Student discontent, teaching economics, and Robin Wells's suggestions for shifting our perspective: A historical case

By Beatrice Cherrier

Nov 20, 2011

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We Are Greg Mankiw… or Not?

Nov 19, 2011

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A Response to John Kay: Elements of an Evolutionary Paradigm

By Giovanni Dosi

Nov 17, 2011

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Liquidity, Public and Private

By Perry G. Mehrling

Nov 15, 2011

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Does econ blogging open new conversations (part II): lessons from Mike Konczal, Noah Smith, Mark Thoma and Milton Friedman

By Beatrice Cherrier

Nov 15, 2011

The INET roundtable on “new conversations and the academy” took place a week ago. Most panelists were bloggers, including Mike Konczal from RortyBomb and Noah Smith from Noahopinion.

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These dangerous postmodern relativists, Part I: Merchants of doubt

Nov 14, 2011

A recent e-mail conversation I had with Harro Maas concerning one of my latest drafts (shameless self-promotion) made me buy and read Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway’s, Merchants of Doubts.

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Roger Backhouse and Bradley Bateman: How can history stimulate new economic thinking?

Nov 11, 2011

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Backhouse and Bateman want Worldly Philosophers, not only dentists; not everyone agrees

By Benjamin Mitra-Kahn

Nov 9, 2011

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Toxic Textbooks

By Edward Fullbrook

Nov 7, 2011

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Toxic Textbooks

By Edward Fullbrook

Nov 7, 2011