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

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Can Baby Bonds Fight the Wealth Gap and Racial Inequality? Connecticut Aims to Find Out.

Feb 27, 2024

Connecticut is the first state to fund and enact a baby bonds program, inspiring more states to create their own plans. Can it make a difference?

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Unhappy New Year: How Austerity is Making a Comeback in Berlin and Brussels

Jan 4, 2024

Germany’s debt brake and EU fiscal rules will make it well neigh impossible for EU countries to fund the investments needed to decarbonize their economies.

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The Golden Age of AI Complementarity?

Oct 30, 2023

Recent developments in AI have added fuel to debates that have long simmered amongst economists, which could lead to a rethinking of economics itself.