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We have made progress but not enough to forestall crises

Professor Rebeca Gomez Betancourt explores the transformative roles of pioneering women like Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Hazel Kyrk in the field of economics.

The “liquidity” support provided by the Fed to megabanks through cross-border lending in fact acted as subsidies

Creating the post-2008 global safety net for mega-banks

What lessons need to be drawn on this anniversary?

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, a giant investment bank with a storied history, filed for bankruptcy. The shock was profound; world markets melted down.

By all accounts infection rates have ebbed. But were we good or were we lucky?

New technologies are not the problem. It’s a system distorted by a flawed ideology.

ProMarket’s new “Addendum to Retraction,” written it appears in response to our recent INET post, doubles down on its critique of our piece which showed that it is feasible for increased output to lead to reduced welfare. The ProMarket addendum is notable for its economic errors.*

Unveiling the U.S. Prison System

Economists had to distort economic theory to fashion their merger “efficiency” arguments

By permitting business definitions of “efficiency” to leak over into the antitrust lexicon, antitrust scholars have done a great disservice

Why is the History of Economic Thought important?

Losing jobs isn’t the only thing workers have to worry about. AI may make many jobs worse.

Under the shared premise that no country alone can address the multiple challenges posed by intertwining and intensifying economic, social and environmental crises, this year’s lectures will discuss prospects and obstacles for a green and equitable transformation of the global economy.