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Articles

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

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In the Footsteps of Ptolemy: The ‘Science of Monetary Policy’ and the Inflation of 2021-2023

By Servaas Storm

Oct 9, 2023

The impenetrability of this continuously expanding Ptolemaic New Keynesian paradigm is maddening

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Antitrust Enforcement in the Crosshairs

By Darren Bush, Mark Glick, and Gabriel Lozada

Oct 6, 2023

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What the UAW and Everyone Else Need to Know About CEO Pay

By Matt Hopkins and William Lazonick

Oct 2, 2023

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Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 28, 2023

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Is Too Big to Fail Over?

By Simon Johnson

Sep 22, 2023

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Creating the Post-2008 Global Safety Net: Fed Precedents, Instruments, and Targets

By Edward J. Kane

Sep 18, 2023

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Reflections on the 15th Anniversary of the Lehman Brothers Failure

By William White

Sep 15, 2023

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What Has the World Learned from COVID-19? So Far, Not Nearly Enough

By Rohinton Medhora

Sep 12, 2023

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How Shareholder Value Fixation Turns AI and Robotics into a Recipe for Failure

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 11, 2023

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Postscript: A Further Look at ProMarket’s Economics

By Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, and Darren Bush

Sep 8, 2023

ProMarket’s new “Addendum to Retraction,” written it appears in response to our recent INET post, doubles down on its critique of our piece which showed that it is feasible for increased output to lead to reduced welfare. The ProMarket addendum is notable for its economic errors.*

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The Mythology of Horizontal Merger Efficiencies

By Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, Pavitra Govindan, and Darren Bush

Aug 31, 2023

Economists had to distort economic theory to fashion their merger “efficiency” arguments

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Labor Economist: AI May Bring a Boom in Horrible Jobs

By Lynn Parramore

Aug 28, 2023

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The Scourge of Corporate Financialization: Income Inequity, Employment Instability, Productive Fragility

By William Lazonick

Aug 21, 2023

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Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Antitrust Arguments “Chicago Style”

By Darren Bush, Mark Glick, and Gabriel Lozada

Aug 17, 2023

Article

How to Fix Monetary Policy in Advanced Countries

By William White

Aug 14, 2023