History
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James Crotty and the Responsibilities of the Heterodox
Jul 17, 2016
It was during a year in residency at Tokyo’s Hitotsuabashi University in 1995 that Jim Crotty first “met” John Maynard Keynes.
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The Promise of Regrexit
Jul 12, 2016
Europe’s leaders must recognize that the EU is on the verge of collapse. Instead of blaming one another, they should pull together and adopt exceptional measures.
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From Brexit to the Future
Jul 11, 2016
The EU is preparing to take a tough line with Britain, in order to deter other member states from following it out of the Union. But it is the neoliberal agenda that has prevailed for last four decades, benefiting only the top 1%, that is fueled voter anger on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Another Banking Crisis in Europe? This Time, Save Banks, Not Bankers
Jul 7, 2016
If Italy or the European Union have to step in to save banks, there’s no reason for them to have to do it for free
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Brexit, Trump and the challenge of populism
Jul 6, 2016
What we’re reading: As the shock of the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union continues to roil, a number of analysts see it as revealing dynamics of which all Western policymakers ought to be aware
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Channeling Charles Kindleberger on Brexit
Jul 5, 2016
The economic historian would have seen the British vote to leave the European Union as part of a larger drama of centralization versus pluralism
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Crisis After Brexit: Let us put an end to the old Europe of denigrators
Jul 5, 2016
No, it’s not bureaucracy that is to blame - It’s the EU that has a problem, because urged by Germany it has pushed a kind of naive globalization, the outgrowths of which contribute to the upswing of dim-witted populists. Not only in the EU. Time for a new paradigm.
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Spain: The politics of austerity and deflation
Jul 4, 2016
An election has failed to resolve a political deadlock that coincides with long-term economic stagnation
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Advanced Graduate Workshop in Development and Globalization
WorkshopJul 4–17, 2016
The Advanced Graduate Workshop in Development, led by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz is interested in identifying the complex interactions that influence well-being, development and growth.
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Economics in a Different Key
Jul 1, 2016
INET interviews Luigi Pasinetti
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Brexit: The Tectonic Plates
Jul 1, 2016
The Brexit referendum is nothing less than an earthquake. But when an earthquake happens, seismologists try to understand how and why the tectonic plates had been shifting, and the pressures that had been building to bring about the event. The causes underlying every earthquake are specific in how they come together, even if they are seen in different places.
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A Bridge From Brexit
Jun 30, 2016
Several days ago, we woke up to a new world. Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Some were pleased, many were deeply concerned. What is likely is that many will be affected. Some wonder if the EU will survive. It will take months if not years to fully understand the ramifications.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Law, Economics & Public Policy
Jun 28, 2016
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in collaboration with the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) are organising India’s first “Law Economic Policy Conference (LPEC 2016)”. The aim is to bring together economic, legal and policy thinkers together to consider policy issues in a holistic manner.
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The Bank for International Settlements Looks Through the Financial Cycle
Jun 28, 2016
The BIS offers a comprehensive picture of the state of the world economy, and of dysfunctional policies holding it back
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Brexit and the Future of Europe
Jun 27, 2016
The European Union is headed for a disorderly disintegration, and can only be saved if it is reconstructed to satisfy citizens’ needs and aspirations