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As young scholars, we have formulated a new plan for fostering diversity in both identity and scholarly thinking in economics—preconditions for academic rigor.

INET talks to Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Claudia Goldin, and Maria Cristina Marcuzzo

US counties with prison labor often have lower wage and employment growth

Prisoners employed in manufacturing constitute 4.2% of total U.S. manufacturing employment in 2005; they produce cheap goods, creating labor demand shock.

The Nobel laureate economist discusses how an activist government is needed to tackle problems like climate change

The heterodox scholar was a fierce critic of neoclassical economics. But she also insisted that economics be driven by science, not ideology.

INET’s President introduces a new research program that challenges orthodox assumptions about the limits of economic knowledge

Rethinking the role of markets and government policy in light of our inherently limited ability to foresee economic and social outcomes

Servaas Storm’s INET research is featured in the Indian news magazine Frontline

Author Samuel Stein talks about how capitalism shapes housing and what economists have in common with city planners

This paper introduces the Knightian Uncertainty Hypothesis (KUH), a new approach to macroeconomics and finance theory.

Rethinking the role of markets and government policy in light of our inherently limited ability to foresee economic and social outcomes

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?

For women discussing economics, it’s still easier to be seen than heard

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.