Archive
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Webinars and Events
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Prospects and Challenges for India
ConferenceINET-YSI SDG Conference in Jammu, India
Mar 21–22, 2025
We invite doctoral students and early career researchers/assistant professors (within 7 years of their Ph.D.) to a two-day conference that aims to foster cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogues with attention to SDG goals for India.
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Webinars and Events
INET-YSI Doctoral Scholars' Conference
ConferenceMar 11–13, 2025
Understanding India’s Northeast from Emerging Perspectives
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Webinars and Events
2nd Edition of Inclusive Development Conference: Housing and Urban Land Management in an Unequal World
ConferenceMar 5–7, 2025
The conference aims to examine the complex interplay of housing, law, economics, and spatial justice in an unequal world, and we welcome scholars and practitioners to participate.
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Webinars and Events
Understanding and Addressing Emerging Inequalities in the 21st Century in South Asia
ConferenceINET-YSI South Asia Regional Conference on Social Change
Feb 24–26, 2025
As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, demographic shifts, environmental challenges, and governance transformations, new forms of inequality are emerging.
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Article
Charles Kindleberger, the Dollar System, and Financial Crises
Feb 17, 2025
A review of Perry Mehrling’s book, Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System, and an exploration Mehrling’s discussion of the 1982 correspondence between Charles Kindleberger and Ben Bernanke examining their theories concerning financial crises.
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Webinars and Events
2nd Meeting of Young Minds in Frontiers of Economics
PlenaryFeb 17–19, 2025
Following a successful inaugural Meeting of Young Minds in 2024, the Second annual Meeting of Young Minds on 17 – 19 February 2025 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics.
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Article
How Climate Denial is Fueling a U.S. Homeowners Insurance Crisis and Risking a 2008-Style Financial Meltdown
Feb 13, 2025
New research reveals that rising insurance costs, reckless building, regulatory inaction, and big banks’ fossil fuel investments are driving a dangerous cycle that jeopardizes homeowners — and financial stability for everyone.
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Video
Globalization, Populism, & the Politics of Resentment
Feb 12, 2025
How did hyper-globalization fuel populist backlash?
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Article
Breaking the Moat: DeepSeek and the Democratization of AI
Feb 10, 2025
DeepSeek’s appearance is changing the AI landscape in more ways than we might think.
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Article
James K. Galbraith on His Latest Book, DOGE, Bitcoin & More
Feb 6, 2025
The distinguished economist talks about the power of entropy in shaping a new economic reality and viewing current events. His new book, Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production, challenges flawed mainstream models that lead to distortions and bad policy.
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Video
The Dignity Deficit: Inequality, Work, & Recognition
Feb 5, 2025
Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel explore how inequality isn’t just about wealth—it’s about dignity. They discuss how economic structures fail to value workers without elite credentials and propose solutions that go beyond redistribution.
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News
Appelbaum and Batt Cite Their INET-Funded Research in the Boston Globe
Feb 3, 2025
Boston Globe
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Video
Fixing Global Debt
Jan 29, 2025
We need a new blueprint for stability.
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Article
How Shareholder Activism Became Toxic—and How to Fix It
Jan 28, 2025
New book reveals how and why hedge-fund activists have been able to suck the life from big-name companies like J.C. Penney and Samsung with their short-sighted profit-grabs. Can their harmful activities be stopped?
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Video
The Ripple Effect of Automatic Enrollment
Jan 22, 2025
Automatic enrollment in retirement plans is a game-changer, but it also brings unexpected consequences.