福利导航

We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

Video

Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

福利导航s and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

Education

Video series and courses for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

Events

To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute鈥檚 vast network of economists.

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Robert Akerlof

Associate Professor

Robert Akerlof is Associate Professor of 福利导航s at the University of Warwick. Prior to joining Warwick, he was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT Sloan School of Management. He received his BA from Yale in economics and mathematics, and his PhD from Harvard. His research primarily focuses on sociology and economics.

Featuring this expert

Behavioral 福利导航s: The Next Generation

Video Featuring Robert Akerlof | Feb 27, 2019

To understand behavior and choice, we need to borrow from not just cognitive science but also sociology.

Reawakening
From the Origins of 福利导航 Ideas to the Challenges of Our Time

Event Plenary | Oct 21–23, 2017

INET gathered hundreds of new economic thinkers in Edinburgh to discuss the past, present, and future of the economics profession.