Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics Is in Need of Radical Reform
"Openness" and "restructuring" led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. But if it also led to the collapse of orthodox economics, James Galbraith wouldn't mind. The University of Texas economist outlines how the profession has become...
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Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy?
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer your questions about the global economy
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The Changing Space Race
The space race has changed since the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into space in 1957. The fight for domination is now between private companies rather than governments.
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Wendy Brown on Healthcare.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
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Abortion at sea
Making abortions illegal does not stop them from happening, but it does stop them happening safely. Meet the charity taking women out to international waters where they can have safe abortions without fear of prosecution.
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Is Poverty More Worrying than Inequality?
Xavier Gabaix argues that public policies should prioritize alleviating deprivation at the bottom over narrowing the rich-poor gap. Gabaix discusses why economies fluctuate, and postulates that firm-level shocks, meaning when a large...
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America's First Black Economist
Eighty years ago, Sadie Alexander was writing on the devaluation of household work, a topic that has only recently been covered by graduate economics programs. That’s just one of the ways the pioneering economist was ahead of her time,...
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The Invisible Woman [Jayati Ghosh]
Economics has many flaws, yet few are as broadly oppressive as its illusions about gender.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Eric Hanushek - Teacher Effectiveness
Eric Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. He is a leader in the development of economic analysis of educational issues. He has authored numerous, highly cited studies on the...
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Ireland: divided by abortion
Abortion is banned in Ireland in almost all circumstances, including rape and incest. On May 25th voters will have their say in a referendum that could repeal the ban.
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The hunt for oceans in space
Scientists believe there are oceans buried under thick crusts of ice on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Sampling them would raise hope of life beyond Earth
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What happens when we sleep?
Sleep is central to our physical and mental health, but people have far less shut-eye today than they did a century ago. What is the impact?
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The CEO of Lloyd's of London discusses how to run a successful business through diverse thought
Dame Inga Beale is the first openly bisexual chief executive of Lloyd's of London. She's a champion of diversity in the boardroom because it can help companies connect to a wider market and bring greater financial returns
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How Liberals Normalized Conservative Ideas
The New York Times’ Binyamin Appelbaum explains the role Democratic presidents, from Kennedy to Obama, in moving economic policy to the right INET President Rob Johnson sits down with The New York Times’ Binyamin Appelbaum to discuss his...
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How free electricity would change the world
Imagine if heating and powering homes became free in the next decade. What would that mean for the world?
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Is History Important? [Robert Skidelsky]
If we’re headed for a recession, blame the economists who flunked history class.History has long been downplayed by economists, even though it holds the keys to answering some of the most important questions today. Why did the stock...
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Romania's last orphanages
Over 100,000 children were abandoned in Romania's orphanages during the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. Nearly 30 years on Romania, like most other countries, is closing down the last of them.
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How much sunlight would equal the world’s yearly power consumption?
We ask people on the streets of London to guess how many hours of sunlight would be needed to power the world for a year, if we could capture all that hits the Earth.
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The next global arms race?
America and Russia have pulled out of the INF, a cold war-era weapons treaty. Why is this significant and what does this mean for global stability?
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Steve Keen: Credit Created Out of Thin Air 3/7
The neoclassical vision of saving and lending -- the standard model being taught in universities -- causes economists to be blindsided by the dynamics of debt in the economy, according to Steve Keen. In part 3 of this INET interview,...
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Tiago Mata - Playing with the History of Economics
How to become a historian of economic thought? Members of the profession gather just once a year at the annual conference of the History of Economic Society but otherwise are dispersed in universities and archives all around the world....
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Joe Biden wins: what next for America?
Joe Biden has won the race to become America’s next president. Our experts answer your questions on potential court battles, a divided country and the future of America.
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Congo: how to stop the killing
More people were killed in a recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in conflicts in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Korea combined. The African country may be sliding back in to war, but one man is hoping a message of peace...
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Capital punishment is still practised in one European country. Which is it?
Capital punishment is still practised in one European country, but which is it? We asked people on the streets of Oslo