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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Monetary Policy Family Reunion at Jackson Hole

Aug 31, 2016

Like any family reunion, the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium may have been as significant for what was said as it was for what was not discussed

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Minsky's Many Moments

Aug 5, 2016

The Economist pays tribute to Hyman Minsky, whose ideas on financial instability have not been given the attention and prominence they deserve

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What鈥檚 the Problem With Protectionism?

Jul 19, 2016

One thing is now certain about the upcoming presidential election in the United States: the next president will not be a committed free trader.

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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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A New Economic Paradigm to Fight Populism

Jun 15, 2016

Globalisation was once considered a doctrine of salvation - but it has produced too many losers and created a breeding ground for heralds of simplistic truths. It is high time for a new doctrine.

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Global Money: A Work in Progress

Jun 12, 2016

A dollar-denominated global economy means the Fed is at once the bankers bank and government bank, as well as both U.S. central bank and global central bank 鈥 managing that hybrid is the challenge of our time

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How Do Investors Approach the Stock Market in a Wild Election Cycle?

Jun 1, 2016

Neither the Rational Expectations Hypothesis nor behavioral finance approaches alone provides an adequate predictor of investor behavior, argues Roman Frydman