Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
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.
Who Can Save Us From Jeff Bezos and Silicon Valley’s Planetary Death Wish?
The work of feminist thinkers helps illuminate why billionaires seek to solve problems on Earth by blasting into space.
Productive Bubbles
The One-Earth Balance Sheet
How Intel Financialized and Lost Leadership in Semiconductor Fabrication
Stock buybacks come at the cost of technological innovation
Carbon Taxes: A Good Idea But Can They Be Effective?
A global carbon tax alone will not be enough to significantly reduce CO2 emissions
Slack in the Economy, Not Inflation, Should Be Bigger Worry
Despite fear-mongering about the latest Consumer Price Index, unemployment remains elevated and stimulus is needed to prevent a collapse in demand
Hijacked and Paying the Price - Why Ransomware Gangs Should be Designated as Terrorists
Ransomware gangs have been causing extensive damage. It’s time that the government takes them more seriously.
Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the 2008 Financial Crisis
Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, and disproportionately hurt the job prospects of lower education workers.