Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Climate Finance: Where Does the Money Come From and Who Gets It?
Reaching climate goals means rich countries must invest in sustainable technologies in developing countries with huge energy needs.
Central Banks, Green Finance, and the Climate Crisis
The tough policy choices ahead for confronting the climate crisis
Oil Prices, Oil Profits, Speculation, and Inflation
The role of speculation in the crude oil market in the increase in the WTI crude oil price.
We Owe an Apology to Adam Smith
Feminist Economist Challenges Field to Deal with Women’s Bodies
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.
No Bargain: Big Money and the Debt Ceiling Deal
What is the real reason Democratic party leaders go along with the debt ceiling ritual?
Another Debt Crisis in the Global South? Economist Reveals the Key to Understanding It
Martin Guzman, Argentina’s former Minister of Economy, explains how the role of power should be central to economic research – especially when it comes to sovereign debt.
The Effect of Sanctions on Russia: A Skeptical View
Sanctions on Russia are isomorphic to a strict policy of trade protection, industrial policy, and capital controls.
Can it Happen Again?
What’s Actually Behind the Banking Crisis? Why You Pay When They Play.
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
Why is America So Anti-City? It Holds Back the Entire Country.
A new book by economist Richard McGahey examines the country’s anti-urban structure and ideology, offering insights on how American cities can thrive.
Edward J. Kane: A Short Tribute
We Need to Talk About the Original Sin of Economics
How a bleak Christian theology influenced the development of the dismal science