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The key role coal industrialists played in supporting and financing the eventual Nazi triumph

The history of the political relations between Hitler and the NSDAP leadership and the German “coal industrialists” from 1926 to 1933

In his new book, Mindless, acclaimed economic historian Robert Skidelsky urges readers to pause and reflect on the delicate balance between advancing technology and our human essence.

The limitations of the benchmark E-DSGE framework and how these limitations restrict the ability of this framework to meaningfully capture the macroeconomics of the climate crisis.

Why the E-DSGE Framework Is Not Fit for Purpose and What to Do About It

As artificial intelligence reshapes our economy, policymakers must act swiftly to prevent a winner-take-all scenario in the rapidly evolving market for AI foundation models.

The decisions we make now about the governance of AI will have profound implications for the future of our economy and society.

Sen. Markey’s “Steward Healthcare Report” Washington Post

Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.

INET is very happy to congratulate this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson.

In a fresh release from INET’s book series with Cambridge University Press, renowned German economic historian Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich uncovers the startling truth behind German currency reform usually hailed as the foundation of the post-war German economic miracle: Ludwig Erhard, who cooperated with the Nazis, unjustly claimed the spotlight, overshadowing the real architect, Edward Tenenbaum.

If we want durable peace, we need to look for more than just economic expansion.

The biggest factor in accounting for the strength in the economy is the continuing importance of the wealth effect in sustaining consumption by the affluent.

A major factor in the decline of inflation is the simple fact that America’s workers were, in general, unable to raise their nominal wages in line with the rise in the cost of living

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