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

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Oil Prices, Oil Profits, Speculation, and Inflation

Jun 26, 2023

The role of speculation in the crude oil market in the increase in the WTI crude oil price.

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Feminist Economist Challenges Field to Deal with Women’s Bodies

Jun 1, 2023

In her new book “Naked Feminism,” Victoria Bateman explains how economic conditions drive restrictions on women’s bodily freedom and why that freedom is critical to economic prosperity.

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The Effect of Sanctions on Russia: A Skeptical View

Apr 11, 2023

Sanctions on Russia are isomorphic to a strict policy of trade protection, industrial policy, and capital controls.

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What’s Actually Behind the Banking Crisis? Why You Pay When They Play.

Mar 23, 2023

In the following conversation, law and economics expert Walker Todd explains how a financialized system creates havoc and why it’s time to rethink banking

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Time Bomb in Global Finance

Jan 4, 2023

A Bank for International Settlements study says 60+ trillion dollars of off-the-books currency swaps could be a profound, systematic risk. Robert Johnson joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.