Archive
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesEconomic Consequences of the U.S. Convict Labor System
Mar 2019
Prisoners employed in manufacturing constitute 4.2% of total U.S. manufacturing employment in 2005; they produce cheap goods, creating labor demand shock.
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Video
Joe Stiglitz: The Challenges Facing China
Mar 6, 2019
The Nobel laureate economist discusses how an activist government is needed to tackle problems like climate change
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Article
Joan Robinson, the Rational Rebel
Mar 5, 2019
The heterodox scholar was a fierce critic of neoclassical economics. But she also insisted that economics be driven by science, not ideology.
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Article
Why We Need the Knightian Uncertainty Hypothesis
Mar 4, 2019
INET’s President introduces a new research program that challenges orthodox assumptions about the limits of economic knowledge
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News
INET Announces Program on Knightian Uncertainity Economics
Mar 4, 2019
Rethinking the role of markets and government policy in light of our inherently limited ability to foresee economic and social outcomes
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News
Servaas Storm Featured in Frontline
Mar 4, 2019
Servaas Storm’s INET research is featured in the Indian news magazine Frontline
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Article
Do Real Estate Markets Make Our Cities Less Livable?
Mar 4, 2019
Author Samuel Stein talks about how capitalism shapes housing and what economists have in common with city planners
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Working Paper
Working Paper SeriesThe Knightian Uncertainty Hypothesis: Unforeseeable Change and Muth’s Consistency Constraint in Modeling Aggregate Outcomes
Mar 2019
This paper introduces the Knightian Uncertainty Hypothesis (KUH), a new approach to macroeconomics and finance theory.
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Research Program
Knightian Uncertainty Economics (KUE)
Rethinking the role of markets and government policy in light of our inherently limited ability to foresee economic and social outcomes
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Article
Fighting for Gender Equality in Economics Is Not Nearly Enough
Mar 1, 2019
The field of economics is aggressively sexist and biased against new and unconventional ideas. Revelations about gender and ethnic discrimination show the need to reorient the whole system toward more freedom, respect, openness, and pluralism. But how?
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Article
Sex, Power, and the Perils of Economic Writing
Mar 1, 2019
For women discussing economics, it’s still easier to be seen than heard
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Collection
Diversity and Pluralism in Economics
This new series will explore different takes on and claims about the challenges of women and minorities in economics, opening up a debate on a range of questions.
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News
INET’s Center for Innovation, Growth and Society Discusses Antitrust Policy and Big Tech
Feb 28, 2019
Inaugural conference addresses pressing issues around emerging technologies’ impact on economies and communities
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YSI Event
History of Economic Thought
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News
Crime Report Features Shannon Monnat on Opioids
Feb 28, 2019
The Crime Report features Shannon Monnat’s research on opioids