Thomas Ferguson is the Research Director at the 51黑料爆料网历史事件. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and Senior Fellow at Better Markets. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught formerly at MIT and the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Golden Rule (University of Chicago Press, 1995) and Right Turn (Hill & Wang, 1986). His articles have appeared in many scholarly journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Economic History. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Political Economy and a longtime Contributing Editor at The Nation.
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How the Wall Street Journal Blew the Story of the Democrats and Inflation

The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package
INET Research and the 2024 Election

Ever since 2016, INET researchers confirmed the significance of economic issues in Trump鈥檚 ascendency.
The Fed and the 鈥淪oft Landing鈥 - Policy or Luck?

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.
Good Policy or Good Luck? Why Inflation Fell Without a Recession
A major factor in the decline of inflation is the simple fact that America鈥檚 workers were, in general, unable to raise their nominal wages in line with the rise in the cost of living
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The Lehman Disaster and Why It Matters Today

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, a giant investment bank with a storied history, filed for bankruptcy. The shock was profound; world markets melted down.
YSI Conference on Debt Sustainability

Discussions on the key conceptual and policy themes for sovereign debt sustainability with a view to proposing possible policy reforms.
Global Inflation Today: What Is to Be Done? PERI Conference, featuring INET Research Director Thomas Ferguson and INET Grantees

Emerging out of the COVID lockdown, inflation in the U.S. and globally has risen to the highest levels in 40 years. On December 2-3, PERI will host a conference to explore the causes of this global inflation spike. Conference participants will also provide critical perspectives on the austerity macroeconomic policies being implemented globally to control inflation and will propose alternative policies capable of managing inflation without imposing austerity and rising mass unemployment.
Young Scholars Initiative Early Career Days

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