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

What Has the World Learned from COVID-19? So Far, Not Nearly Enough
By all accounts infection rates have ebbed. But were we good or were we lucky?

As the Ukraine War Drags On, It鈥檚 Time to Reassess the Impacts of Sanctions
The bundle of sanctions was initially designed and imposed in haste, with little basis to assess historic performance.

Inflation Narratives and Their Consequences
On the reflexive relationship between inflation and inflation narratives

ER Doctor: "Private Equity in Medicine is Dangerous to Patients"
Dr. Ming Lin, and healthcare providers like him, are fighting to take back control of medicine from private equity firms that are gobbling up practices and facilities. Should Wall Street make life-and-death decisions based on the bottom line?

Profit Inflation and Markups Once Again
Inflation and corporate profits, a further discussion, responding to Servaas Storm

A New Approach for Estimating Firm-Level Cyber-Risk Exposure
Using computational linguistics to estimate firm-level cyber risk exposure based on quarterly earnings conference calls.

鈥淐rypto is a Fraud on the Public鈥: Financial Watchdog Explains Ties Between Crypto and the Banking Crisis
Dennis Kelleher, co-founder of Washington DC-based financial watchdog Better Markets, explains how Main Street gets hurt by the ongoing banking turmoil and why crypto is the last place anybody should be running to for safety.


The Financial Crisis of 2023: Protecting Big Finance, Coming and Going
There needs to be a safe place for businesses to place their reserves and working capital
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Now Is the Time for More Ambition From Multilateral Development Banks and Their Shareholders
Vera Songwe, Chair of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, and former Executive Secretary of the UN 福利导航 Commission for Africa, on the multiple crises facing African countries.