Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Could Modern Crises Stem from Problems in the Human Brain?
As a pandemic continues to expose weaknesses in our human systems and institutions, psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist’s proposition that a battle in our heads is impacting the direction of our future is worth revisiting.
How the U.S. Lost National Healthcare
An excerpt from the just released book, The Outlier, by Kai Bird
Standard Inflation Theory Leaves Out Social Conflict and Costs
What That Means For Biden’s Inflation Policy Trilemma
Bibliometrics or Peer Review for Research Assessment: Is That the Right Question?
A low agreement between bibliometrics and peer review at the level of individual article indicates that metrics should not replace peer review at the level of individual article.
Restoring Public Good — Now and for the Future
Restoring faith in governance and public action is itself a public good that would prepare us for a whole myriad of challenges on the horizon
Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Hedge fund managers are pushing American firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future. China doesn’t have that problem.
Wikipedia’s Deep Ties to Big Tech
Contrary to its image as a cash-strapped, transparent public service, Wikipedia is a wealthy NGO with close ties to big tech companies that it tries to obscure
A Big Fiscal Push is Urgent, The Risk of Overheating Is Small
The $1.9 trillion stimulus should be large because the need is large
The Erroneous Foundations of Law and Economics
Conservative legal theory is based on a shoddy definition of what constitutes “efficiency”