Inequality & Distribution
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How Sociologists Think About Inequality
May 1, 2015
Most sociologists believe that formal and informal institutions are more critical in explaining the rising inequality observed in advanced economies. In this light, changing institutions such as the ascendance of shareholder-centered corporate governance model, finance-friendly policies since the late 70s, credentialism, and deunionization all contribute to the earnings dynamics at different parts of the distribution.
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Income Inequality in Europe
Apr 19, 2015
A member of the Austrian Central Bank tells us his research on wealth and income inequality in Europe.
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Working paper
Discrimination, Social Identity, and Coordination: An Experiment
Apr 2015
This paper presents an experiment investigating the effect of social identity on hiring decisions. The question is whether people discriminate between own and other group candidate
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How to Recognize New Economic Thinking
Apr 14, 2015
The Institute for New Economic Thinking responds to an evident need for innovative approaches to understanding economic and financial processes.
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Is the Fed Making Inequality Worse? Yes, New Research Shows.
Apr 11, 2015
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Conference paper
A New Rational Expectations Hypothesis: What Can Economists Really Know About the Future?
Apr 2015
John Muth proposed the Rational Expectations Hypothesis (REH) to represent how the market (an aggregate of its participants) understands and forecasts outcomes. REH imposes internal consistency between the market’s forecasts and “the relevant economic theory” (Muth 1961, p. 316).
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George Soros on the Future of Europe
Apr 10, 2015 | 03:30
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Conference paper
The Eurozone crisis: A debt shortage as the final cause
Apr 2015
This paper proposes a different interpretation of the Eurozone crisis, seeing as its “final” cause European policies which have forced private savings down too low.
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Conference paper
What's Wrong With Economics?
Apr 2015
Hubris might well head the list
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The Eurozone Crisis: Fiscal Profligacy Or Capital Flows As Final Causes
Apr 10, 2015 | 06:30—08:00
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Ukraine & The Future of Europe
Apr 10, 2015 | 08:00—08:30
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Durable Inequality and Individual Differences in Capacities and Behavior
Apr 10, 2015 | 06:15—07:45
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Teaching Economics
Apr 10, 2015 | 07:00—08:30
This panel covers the teaching of economics at the university level.
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Finance, Sustainability and the Environment
Apr 10, 2015 | 07:15—08:45
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Economics Curriculum for Activists
Apr 10, 2015 | 06:00—07:30