Economics Profession

The idea that businesses are run to maximize profits for shareholders is just plain wrong, says William Lazonick

By promoting unrealisitc models, economists have become part of problem rather than the solution

Dani Rodrik says that when ideas become conventional wisdom, we are blind to their limitations

Excellence and Conformity in Economics: how to set the incentives straight

INET talks to Jayati Ghosh and Marina Della Giusta

Economists should stop pretending to be scientists and go back to the core of the discipline—as a field of inquiry and way of thinking

As young scholars, we have formulated a new plan for fostering diversity in both identity and scholarly thinking in economics—preconditions for academic rigor.

INET talks to Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Claudia Goldin, and Maria Cristina Marcuzzo

The field of economics is aggressively sexist and biased against new and unconventional ideas. Revelations about gender and ethnic discrimination show the need to reorient the whole system toward more freedom, respect, openness, and pluralism. But how?

For women discussing economics, it’s still easier to be seen than heard

In this paper we comparatively explore three claims concerning the disciplinary character of economics by means of citation analysis.

The economist had to learn moral philosophy before anything else—an underpinning that’s still helpful for today’s students

In the face of  laissez-faire capitalism at home and resurgent nationalism across the globe, INET offers an innovative look at the causes of—and solutions for—the problems that ail a fissuring world economy.

The renowned feminist economist discusses the importance of heterodoxy, radicalism, and social justice to the discipline

Rob Johnson kicks off INET’s “Reawakening” conference with his take on how economists can win back the trust of a world that has rejected experts