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Pope Francis Joins Joe Stiglitz and Rob Johnson in Creating New Economic Thinking
May 13, 2019
INET Global Commission to collaborate with Pope Francis and Scholas Occurrentes on bringing the voices of young people into the economics profession
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Video
Does the Gig Economy Expose Workers to Sexual Harassment?
May 8, 2019
When workers are classified as independent contractors instead of employees, they fall into a hole not covered by many labor protections
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Article
Antitrust in American History: Law, Institutions, and Economic Performance
May 2, 2019
The Chicago School’s weakening of antitrust law hurt the economy
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesAntitrust and Economic History: The Historic Failure of the Chicago School of Antitrust
May 2019
This paper presents an historical analysis of the antitrust laws.
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Video
Lance Taylor on Growth, Distribution, and the Future of Capitalism
May 1, 2019
Lance Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research, delivers the annual Heilbroner Memorial Lecture on the Future of Capitalism.
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Article
Macroeconomic Stimulus à la MMT
Apr 30, 2019
Modern Monetary Theory is problematic. Launching large scale fiscal programs that rely on it would be skating on thin ice.
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News
INET Welcomes Gaurav Dalmia to Its Governing Board
Apr 25, 2019
Dalmia brings his expertise in business, finance and economic trends in South Asia to INET
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Collection
11 New Economic Thinkers You Should Watch
In commemoration of the 200th episode of INET’s New Economic Thinking video series, we’re highlighting 11 new economic thinkers who embody the INET spirit: creative thinking, passion for social justice, and fearlessness in breaking the status quo. If you like what you see, make sure to check out our YouTube channel for more!
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Article
The Antitrust Case Against Facebook You Need to Know About
Apr 22, 2019
“Facebook is undermining our country, our democracy.”
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Working Paper
ReportTechnological Disruption in the Global Economy
Apr 2019
A report of the Commission on Global Economic Transformation’s subcommittee on Inequality, Technology, and the Future of Work
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Article
U.S. Borrowers Still Pay More Than What’s Fair
Apr 19, 2019
Low interest rate policy can only do so much to bring the relief to American borrowers that they deserve: past monetary policies, credit market regulations and stagnant labor productivity growth all get in the way. Interest rate policy activism is part of the problem, not the solution.
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News
HuffPo Cites INET Stock Buyback Research
Apr 19, 2019
The Huffington Post features INET research on stock buybacks
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News
Boing Boing on Facebook Privacy Research
Apr 18, 2019
Boing Boing covers Dina Srinivasan’s research on Facebook, privacy, and monopoly power
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Article
Can Antitrust Law Rein in Facebook’s Data-Mining Profit Machine?
Apr 17, 2019
Facebook engaged in an elaborate bait and switch on user data: Privacy disappeared when competition did. Laws governing competition could change that.
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Video
Why We Must Resist Conventional Economic Wisdom
Apr 17, 2019
Dani Rodrik says that when ideas become conventional wisdom, we are blind to their limitations