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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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

CBO Not Competent to Assess Economics of Minimum Wage
James K. Galbraith slams “unreliable” report claiming that raising the minimum wage would reduce jobs

The Future of Macroeconomics

Local David Versus Global Goliath
Populist parties and the decline of progressive politics in Italy

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
Antitrust Spring

How President Biden Can Fix our Trade Problem
Trump’s approach largely failed because the problem can’t be solved by tariffs. Here’s the answer.

Heading for a Crash? The Future of the Automobile Industry
How electric and self-driving cars could change the industry

James M. Buchanan, Segregation, and Virginia’s Massive Resistance
When segregationists fought against school integration, libertarian economist James Buchanan saw an opportunity for his private education plan

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

Final Response to Andrew Smithers
Lance Taylor and Özlem Ömer respond to Andrew Smithers’s final comment on their working paper