Archive
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesShadow Lobbyists
Oct 2020
Unregistered lobbyists, including former members of Congress, are a key resource for lobbying firms
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Webinars and Events
The Future of Work | The Work of Future: How Will Work Be Different?
Webinarmoderated by Steve Clemons with Erik Brynjolfsson, Nancy Folbre and Kai-Fu Lee
Oct 27, 2020
In the future, how will work be different, what jobs are most at risk, what jobs are likely to grow?
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Article
Cybersecurity Expert: What the Media Miss on America’s Election Risks
Oct 23, 2020
David Mussington, a leading expert on cybersecurity, reveals what’s worrying him, from Facebook to foreign interference.
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Article
Profits Over Human Life? ER Doctor’s Story is Fearful Lesson for U.S. Workers During Pandemic
Oct 20, 2020
Dr. Ming Lin spoke out about Covid safety at his hospital and was fired. He’s fighting back against a system that put profits over human life.
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Webinars and Events
Debt Talks Episode 3 | How Bad Can It Still Get? Credit Risks, Debt Overhang, and the COVID-19 Recession
WebinarClick to Register | moderated by Moritz Schularick with Megan Greene, Anatole Koletsky and Yueran Ma
Hosted by Private Debt
Oct 20, 2020
What is the current situation in credit markets? Will an overhang of debt on corporate balance sheets slow down the recovery from the COVID recession and be a drag on investment going forward? Does the COVID recession still have the potential to turn into a broader financial meltdown?
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Article
Is This Time Different? Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Robots
Oct 14, 2020
A summary of INET’s latest Future of Work episode
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Collection
Masters Series
A tribute to stories and legacies of great economic thinkers like Kari Polanyi Levitt, Nancy Folbre, Dierdre McCloskey, Anwar Shaikh, Axel Leijonhufvud, James Crotty, Luigi Pasinetti & Marcello de Cecco
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Article
Mossadeck Bally, CEO Azalaï Hotels Group : « Le secteur privé africain doit faire partie intégrante des plans de relance économique »
Oct 13, 2020
Dans le cadre de cet entretien, Mr. Mossadeck Bally, C.E.O, Azalai Hotels Group et membre du GRAIN (Groupe de Réflexion, d’Actions et d’Initiatives Novatrices) revient sur les impacts économiques de la pandémie du COVID-19 sur son groupe hôtelier, le rôle du secteur privé malien dans le plan de relance économique, l’emploi des jeunes et les solutions qui doivent être apportées à la crise politique au Mali.
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Article
Mossadeck Bally, CEO Azalaï Hotels group: "Africa’s Economic Recovery Plans Must Involve the Private Sector as an Integral Part"
Oct 13, 2020
In this interview, Mr. Mossadeck Bally, a Malian businessman and CEO of Azalai Hotels Group and member of GRAIN (Group of Reflection, Actions and Innovative Initiatives) discusses the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on his hotel group, the role of the Malian private sector in the economic recovery plan, youth employment and the solutions that must be provided to the political crisis in Mali.
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Webinars and Events
The Future of Work | Bad Timing: Offshoring Meets Automation
Webinarwith Brad Delong, Rana Foroohar and Damon Silvers; moderated by David Sirota
Oct 13, 2020
The combination of technological disruption and economic globalization have resulted in stagnating wages, middle class job losses, and declining labor power in many developed countries. How did this happen and how could we respond?
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Article
Janeway on Ramsey and Keynes: A Comment
Oct 7, 2020
Lance Taylor responds to William Janeway’s essay on John Maynard Keynes and Frank Ramsey. Janeway then offers his response.
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Video
Can Economics Save the Environment?
Oct 7, 2020
We need to get smarter about how we think about climate change and its impacts.
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Webinars and Events
The Future of Work | Is This Time Different? Data, Artificial Intelligence & Robots
Webinarwith Jed Kolko, Shivani Nayyar and Siddharth Suri; moderated by Rob Johnson
Oct 6, 2020
Are there aspects of modern technology, made possible by unprecedented computing power and connectivity, that make them distinctively different from previous eras? If so, what are the implications?
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Article
Final Response to Andrew Smithers
Oct 5, 2020
Lance Taylor and Özlem Ömer respond to Andrew Smithers’s final comment on their working paper
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Article
Final Comments on Lance Taylor’s “On the ‘Global Savings Glut”
Oct 5, 2020
The third and final round of response from Andrew Smithers on Lance Taylor’s INET working paper on the alleged “global savings glut.”