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

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New Report on Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Raises Serious Concerns about Corporate Misalignment

Mar 9, 2016

The Haas ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú for a Fair and Inclusive Society’s report analyzes the Trans-Pacific Partnership and examines the widespread global implications in the event of its passage.

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The IMF unlocks billions in aid, but from whom?

Feb 2, 2016

On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (SDGs), an ambitious policy agenda that aims to eradicate poverty, in all its forms and dimensions, by 2030.

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Rejoinder to Flassbeck and Lapavitsas

Jan 28, 2016

It is high time to ditch this myth for at least the following five reasons.

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The Scientific Limits of Understanding Complex Social Phenomena

Dec 17, 2015

Since Aristotle the question about the potential relationship between economic inequality and democratic changes has been studied and debated – but scientifically our ability as researchers to assess and understand how such complex social phenomena may be related is much more limited than recognised.

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The Gift of Deregulation

Dec 14, 2015

‘Tis the season to celebrate gift giving. But for big banks Santa Claus comes all the time, in the form of handsomely wrapped subsidies and subtly packaged regulatory nuances worth more more gold than the wildest dreams of the Three Wise Men.

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Externalities and Public Goods: Theory OR Society?

Nov 19, 2015

How much does the standard theory of externalities and public goods really say?

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The ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú and Income Distribution at GES 2015

Oct 15, 2015

The ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú recently sponsored several panels at the . In particular, the panel on Income Distribution and Mobility struck us as likely to be of especially wide interest. We are grateful for the participation of all the scholars on them and are pleased to present summaries of their presentations here.

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Jim Chanos on What Lies Ahead for Greece

Sep 18, 2015

As Greece heads to the polls, a look back at the crisis and what the future will bring.