INET - Institute for New Economic Thinking
@ineteconomics.bsky.social
We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.
We can feed every child and house every family. The problem isn’t production—it’s distribution.
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Sven Beckert explores the real story of capitalism and our modern economy in his new book:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541160...
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Sven Beckert explores the real story of capitalism and our modern economy in his new book:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541160...
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We can feed every child and house every family. The problem isn’t production—it’s distribution.
👉 youtu.be/DDw2yHQ8Usc 👀
Sven Beckert explores the real story of capitalism and our modern economy in his new book:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541160...
👉 youtu.be/DDw2yHQ8Usc 👀
Sven Beckert explores the real story of capitalism and our modern economy in his new book:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541160...
EconOfWar.org just won silver in the Anthem Awards🎉
Our deepest thanks to all who voted, only together can we build an economics for a brighter future!
anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/show-or-video/the-economics-of-war-and-peace/0/new-economic-thinking/623560
Our deepest thanks to all who voted, only together can we build an economics for a brighter future!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
EconOfWar.org just won silver in the Anthem Awards🎉
Our deepest thanks to all who voted, only together can we build an economics for a brighter future!
anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/show-or-video/the-economics-of-war-and-peace/0/new-economic-thinking/623560
Our deepest thanks to all who voted, only together can we build an economics for a brighter future!
anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/show-or-video/the-economics-of-war-and-peace/0/new-economic-thinking/623560
“Data is history.”
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Emma Rothschild @historyecon.bsky.social on Adam Smith, climate change, and the lost conversation between disciplines.
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Emma Rothschild @historyecon.bsky.social on Adam Smith, climate change, and the lost conversation between disciplines.
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Data is history.”
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Emma Rothschild @historyecon.bsky.social on Adam Smith, climate change, and the lost conversation between disciplines.
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Emma Rothschild @historyecon.bsky.social on Adam Smith, climate change, and the lost conversation between disciplines.
Time is running out! Tomorrow is the last day to vote for #EconOfWar in The Anthem Awards:
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Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
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Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Time is running out! Tomorrow is the last day to vote for #EconOfWar in The Anthem Awards:
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Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
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Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
The Economics of War and Peace is an Anthem Awards finalist! Have you voted yet?
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You haven't watched it?? Well, here's a nice post from @umassamherst.bsky.social to learn more:
umass.edu/news/article/james-boyces-video-series-economics-war-and-peace-named-finalist-anthem-community
wbby.co/EAWNP
You haven't watched it?? Well, here's a nice post from @umassamherst.bsky.social to learn more:
umass.edu/news/article/james-boyces-video-series-economics-war-and-peace-named-finalist-anthem-community
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Economics of War and Peace is an Anthem Awards finalist! Have you voted yet?
wbby.co/EAWNP
You haven't watched it?? Well, here's a nice post from @umassamherst.bsky.social to learn more:
umass.edu/news/article/james-boyces-video-series-economics-war-and-peace-named-finalist-anthem-community
wbby.co/EAWNP
You haven't watched it?? Well, here's a nice post from @umassamherst.bsky.social to learn more:
umass.edu/news/article/james-boyces-video-series-economics-war-and-peace-named-finalist-anthem-community
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
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@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
A heartfelt thank you to The Anthem Awards for recognizing #EconOfWar! We’re proud to see our work honored alongside so many other inspiring projects.
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Help us celebrate with your vote!
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Help us celebrate with your vote!
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A heartfelt thank you to The Anthem Awards for recognizing #EconOfWar! We’re proud to see our work honored alongside so many other inspiring projects.
🗳️ wbby.co/EAWNP 👈
Help us celebrate with your vote!
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Help us celebrate with your vote!
Think TrumpRx will lower your drug costs? Not so fast. The real battle is taking on Pharma’s shareholder-first business model. @LynnParramore breaks it down with economist Öner Tulum
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
October 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Think TrumpRx will lower your drug costs? Not so fast. The real battle is taking on Pharma’s shareholder-first business model. @LynnParramore breaks it down with economist Öner Tulum
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
What if AI is a bubble? Servaas Storm’s latest working paper discusses three sobering research studies showing that novel ever-larger GenAI models do not become better, but worse, and do not reason, but rather parrot reasoning-like text.
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What if AI is a bubble? Servaas Storm’s latest working paper discusses three sobering research studies showing that novel ever-larger GenAI models do not become better, but worse, and do not reason, but rather parrot reasoning-like text.
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
New: Vestergaard & Wade Paper: 3 scenarios for the WB shareholding review—worst case= stalemate, a modest reform w/symbolic gestures, & best-case= a new institutional design based on misalignment limits, responsible shareholding, & open leadership selection. www.ineteconomics.org/research/res...
October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New: Vestergaard & Wade Paper: 3 scenarios for the WB shareholding review—worst case= stalemate, a modest reform w/symbolic gestures, & best-case= a new institutional design based on misalignment limits, responsible shareholding, & open leadership selection. www.ineteconomics.org/research/res...
“Crypto has no underlying value. I think it’s largely a scam... the President’s own issuance of these coins — which have meaningfully enriched him and his wife — evidence of the kleptocracy that you mention.- @c-hughes.bsky.social Interview w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Crypto has no underlying value. I think it’s largely a scam... the President’s own issuance of these coins — which have meaningfully enriched him and his wife — evidence of the kleptocracy that you mention.- @c-hughes.bsky.social Interview w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
Taxpayers fund the science.
Pharma keeps the profits
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@oner-tulum.bsky.social explains why high drug prices are about shareholder payouts—not innovation.
Pharma keeps the profits
👉 youtu.be/S46Jqo_--T0 👀
@oner-tulum.bsky.social explains why high drug prices are about shareholder payouts—not innovation.
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Taxpayers fund the science.
Pharma keeps the profits
👉 youtu.be/S46Jqo_--T0 👀
@oner-tulum.bsky.social explains why high drug prices are about shareholder payouts—not innovation.
Pharma keeps the profits
👉 youtu.be/S46Jqo_--T0 👀
@oner-tulum.bsky.social explains why high drug prices are about shareholder payouts—not innovation.
How economists invented austerity & paved the way to fascism
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Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.
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Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.
September 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
How economists invented austerity & paved the way to fascism
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Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.
👊 youtu.be/ofFR1mD2UOM 👀
Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.
Big tech, crypto, & the wealthy have shaped political priorities, creating a clash w/ labor, unions, & ordinary voters. To regain trust, they need to focus on real issues—wages, healthcare, Social Security, housing, & making tech work for everyone, not just the elite jacobin.com/2025/09/tech...
September 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Big tech, crypto, & the wealthy have shaped political priorities, creating a clash w/ labor, unions, & ordinary voters. To regain trust, they need to focus on real issues—wages, healthcare, Social Security, housing, & making tech work for everyone, not just the elite jacobin.com/2025/09/tech...
Modern IP protections are lining pockets not shelves.
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So, what's the fix? Watch episode 1 of #Unf_ckAmerica w/
Dean Baker @ceprdc.bsky.social & find out:
🌠 youtu.be/idnhcs0WuBY 👀
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So, what's the fix? Watch episode 1 of #Unf_ckAmerica w/
Dean Baker @ceprdc.bsky.social & find out:
🌠 youtu.be/idnhcs0WuBY 👀
September 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Modern IP protections are lining pockets not shelves.
💸🤑💸
So, what's the fix? Watch episode 1 of #Unf_ckAmerica w/
Dean Baker @ceprdc.bsky.social & find out:
🌠 youtu.be/idnhcs0WuBY 👀
💸🤑💸
So, what's the fix? Watch episode 1 of #Unf_ckAmerica w/
Dean Baker @ceprdc.bsky.social & find out:
🌠 youtu.be/idnhcs0WuBY 👀
Surveying 2,400+ economists across 19 countries, this study finds stark divides: women economists lean left, men lean centrist/right. Yet even within the same ideology, women remain more likely to stress inequality & corporate power. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Surveying 2,400+ economists across 19 countries, this study finds stark divides: women economists lean left, men lean centrist/right. Yet even within the same ideology, women remain more likely to stress inequality & corporate power. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
"Adam Smith is alive—but not doing very well—because he's being held prisoner in Chicago."
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Benjamin Friedman @harvard.edu explains how Adam Smith, the Enlightenment, and modern American politics are still shaped by theology.
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Benjamin Friedman @harvard.edu explains how Adam Smith, the Enlightenment, and modern American politics are still shaped by theology.
September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Adam Smith is alive—but not doing very well—because he's being held prisoner in Chicago."
👉 youtu.be/iQ27Q5LR-WU 👀
Benjamin Friedman @harvard.edu explains how Adam Smith, the Enlightenment, and modern American politics are still shaped by theology.
👉 youtu.be/iQ27Q5LR-WU 👀
Benjamin Friedman @harvard.edu explains how Adam Smith, the Enlightenment, and modern American politics are still shaped by theology.
Yes, we can unf★ck America.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social illustrates how even minor changes in public policy can help change our trajectory dramatically. It just takes political will.
Watch the series at unf-ckamerica.com
@deanbaker13.bsky.social illustrates how even minor changes in public policy can help change our trajectory dramatically. It just takes political will.
Watch the series at unf-ckamerica.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Yes, we can unf★ck America.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social illustrates how even minor changes in public policy can help change our trajectory dramatically. It just takes political will.
Watch the series at unf-ckamerica.com
@deanbaker13.bsky.social illustrates how even minor changes in public policy can help change our trajectory dramatically. It just takes political will.
Watch the series at unf-ckamerica.com
Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
☠️ econofwar.org 🕊️
Over seven episodes, Professor James Boyce challenges economists to rethink their role in the human cost of war.
☠️ econofwar.org 🕊️
Over seven episodes, Professor James Boyce challenges economists to rethink their role in the human cost of war.
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
☠️ econofwar.org 🕊️
Over seven episodes, Professor James Boyce challenges economists to rethink their role in the human cost of war.
☠️ econofwar.org 🕊️
Over seven episodes, Professor James Boyce challenges economists to rethink their role in the human cost of war.
For more on why states like CA, OR, & WA have formed the West Coast Health Alliance see this interview with DARPA vet @alvelda.bsky.social & Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
For more on why states like CA, OR, & WA have formed the West Coast Health Alliance see this interview with DARPA vet @alvelda.bsky.social & Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
INET grantee & friend Peter Temin (1937–2025) was more than a teacher, he remains a voice for equality.
He warned that without investing in education, infrastructure, and trust, America risks slowing growth & widening inequality.
Economics has a race problem: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
He warned that without investing in education, infrastructure, and trust, America risks slowing growth & widening inequality.
Economics has a race problem: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
INET grantee & friend Peter Temin (1937–2025) was more than a teacher, he remains a voice for equality.
He warned that without investing in education, infrastructure, and trust, America risks slowing growth & widening inequality.
Economics has a race problem: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
He warned that without investing in education, infrastructure, and trust, America risks slowing growth & widening inequality.
Economics has a race problem: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Sanctions: To Russia with Love
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James Galbraith flips the script on western sanctions. How has Russia adapted?
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James Galbraith flips the script on western sanctions. How has Russia adapted?
August 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sanctions: To Russia with Love
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James Galbraith flips the script on western sanctions. How has Russia adapted?
👉 youtu.be/y4T5gmAndFk 👀
James Galbraith flips the script on western sanctions. How has Russia adapted?
Is today’s inflation like the 1970s?
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Not if the dollar system holds, says Perry Mehrling.
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Not if the dollar system holds, says Perry Mehrling.
August 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Is today’s inflation like the 1970s?
👉 youtu.be/Tze92tR5k7k 👀
Not if the dollar system holds, says Perry Mehrling.
👉 youtu.be/Tze92tR5k7k 👀
Not if the dollar system holds, says Perry Mehrling.
Jim Chanos skeptical of stablecoin: trying to "replicate Bretton Woods on the back of crypto” makes no sense — for economy or national security. Full convo w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
August 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Jim Chanos skeptical of stablecoin: trying to "replicate Bretton Woods on the back of crypto” makes no sense — for economy or national security. Full convo w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
How well do you understand the monetary system?
🧠 ineteconomics.org/education/courses/the-economics-of-money-banking
"The Economics of Money & Banking" is an attempt to revive and update forgotten traditions in monetary thought, which have become newly relevant.
🧠 ineteconomics.org/education/courses/the-economics-of-money-banking
"The Economics of Money & Banking" is an attempt to revive and update forgotten traditions in monetary thought, which have become newly relevant.
August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How well do you understand the monetary system?
🧠 ineteconomics.org/education/courses/the-economics-of-money-banking
"The Economics of Money & Banking" is an attempt to revive and update forgotten traditions in monetary thought, which have become newly relevant.
🧠 ineteconomics.org/education/courses/the-economics-of-money-banking
"The Economics of Money & Banking" is an attempt to revive and update forgotten traditions in monetary thought, which have become newly relevant.