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

A Better Bailout Was Possible
Back in 2008, a critical opportunity was missed when the burden of post-crisis adjustment was tilted heavily in favor of creditors relative to debtors. The result was not only prolonged stagnation, but also the Republican Party’s embrace of demagogic populism and the election of Donald Trump.
When the Levee Broke

America鈥檚 Broken Retirement System is a Recipe for Political Chaos
Expanding, rather than cutting, Social Security is the solution

Unstable Capital Flows Threaten Emerging Economies
It鈥檚 not just Turkey颅—from India to Indonesia, external financial liabilities are a looming threat
The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism

Austerity Caused Brexit
Places hit hardest by austerity cuts were more likely to vote for UKIP and Leave

Boycott the Journal Rankings
Journal rankings are a rigged game. The blacklist of history of economic thought journals isn鈥檛 a fluke nor a conspiracy—it exposes how citation rankings really work

The American Behind the Deutsche Mark
70 years ago today, Edward A. Tenenbaum helped pull off an astounding feat—successfully reforming Germany’s currency after World War II

How the Largest Banks Are Leading Us to a New Financial Crisis
By evading regulation of credit default swaps, the major U.S. banks put taxpayers—and the entire economy—at risk

Breaking the Stranglehold of the Orthodoxy in Economics
Introducing INET鈥檚 body of work on dysfunctions in research evaluation, Rob Johnson shows how breaking academic conformity is vital for the economics profession—and the economy itself.

Argentina鈥檚 Unseen Fragility
With growth fueled by an increase in debt, Argentina is facing an uncertain economic future, despite investors’ generally rosy view. The government of Mauricio Macri has options to address the country鈥檚 macroeconomic risks, but none of them will be free of tough choices.

The Growing BRICS Economies: An INET Series
The BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—play a crucial and growing role in the world economy. Sanjay Reddy kicks off our series exploring shifting social and economic dynamics within these countries, and what they mean for the global economy.