Labor
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Commission on Global Economic Transformation
Chaired by Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Spence, INET has assembled a global team of leaders and scholars calling for new thinking & new rules for the world economy
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Years granted:
2015
Distributional National Accounts
The objective of this proposal is to build distributional statistics of income and wealth consistent with national accounts aggregates for the United States.
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Years granted:
2015
Secular Stagnation and Persistent Unemployment in the Great Depression: Evidence from Monthly Labor Market Data
This research project deepens our understanding of labor market conditions during the Great Depression by assemling data at the national, state, and industry level for jobs created, jobs destroyed, unemployment, employment, and the labor force.
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Years granted:
2013
The Causes of Falling Wage Share and Prospects for Growth with Equality in a Globalized Economy
This research project analyzes the determinants of wage share, taking account of country-specific institutional aspects, in order to contribute to the theory of distribution, combining insights from political economy, institutional economics, and industrial relations.
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Why Do Estimates of Immigration's Economic Effects Clash So Sharply?
Oct 22, 2017 | 03:30
Untangling the Facts about Immigration in the World Economy.
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Reversing Dual Economies?
Oct 23, 2017 | 11:00
What can policy do to remedy the spread of dual economies in the developed world?
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The Growth of a Dual Economy
Oct 21, 2017 | 05:00
“Dual Economy” models were developed to explain growth in the developing world. Now they appear necessary to comprehend the high income trap that afflicts the world’s most developed economies.
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Redefining Inequality
Oct 22, 2017 | 06:30
As the old lines continue to shift, what does inequality mean in the modern global economy? And, how does the economy need to evolve to address these changes?
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New Nationalist Challenges to Globalization: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Oct 13, 2016 | 06:00—07:30
A conversation with Robert Johnson, President of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, former Managing Director for Soros Fund Management and former Chief Economist of the US Senate Banking Committee.
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The Outlook for the Global Economy
Sep 22, 2016 | 06:00—07:30
An exclusive conversation with Richard Batley, Head of Macroeconomics at Lombard Street Research.
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Bearing Witness to Headwinds: Housing, Wealth, Health and Employment
Nov 12, 2016 | 09:00
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The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
Apr 9, 2010 | 10:00—12:15
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Inequality and The Challenge of Employment
Apr 13, 2012 | 12:25—02:15
Inequality has been growing and destabilizing confidence in many countries in recent years.
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How Can We Create a Financial System That Is Socially Useful?
Apr 13, 2012 | 06:55—08:45
Many feel that due to its size and scale the financial system has become a burden on society rather than a servant to it. What are the key elements of a productive financial sector?