Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
The Erroneous Foundations of Law and Economics
Conservative legal theory is based on a shoddy definition of what constitutes “efficiency”
The Future of Macroeconomics
Paper: Structural Transformation, Economic Development and Industrialization in Post-Covid-19 Africa
While Africa’s “premature deindustrialization” appears to be the dominant global narrative, recent analysis of the data suggests that de-industrialization is not the common experience for the majority of African countries
4 Charts Explain Why You Should Worry About the New U.K. Covid Strain
Expert warns that it could be a race against the clock as the fast-spreading B117 variant picks up steam in the U.S.
Antitrust Spring
Heading for a Crash? The Future of the Automobile Industry
How electric and self-driving cars could change the industry
Google Monopolizes Ad Markets Through Conduct Lawmakers Prohibit in Other Electronic Trading Markets
A look inside the byzantine world of online ads
Affluent Authoritarianism: McGuire and Delahunt’s New Evidence on Public Opinion and Policy
New INET research shows once again that it’s large firms and the 1%—not the “median voter”—who drive U.S. policy
Vera Songwe: "Let’s build forward better!"
In this interview, Dr. Vera Songwe, economist and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa reflects on the ways that African governments have handled COVID-19, the role of the Continental Free Trade Agreement in turbo-charging future growth, the vital role of infrastructural investment and mobilising domestic resources for building forward better and greener.
Final Comments on Lance Taylor’s “On the ‘Global Savings Glut”
The third and final round of response from Andrew Smithers on Lance Taylor’s INET working paper on the alleged “global savings glut.”