South America
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Why Wages Are Stagnating in Latin America
Oct 19, 2018
William Lazonick has shown how the doctrine of “shareholder value” has hurt wages in the United States. But in Latin America, where family corporations dominate, the story is more complicated.
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Unstable Capital Flows Threaten Emerging Economies
Aug 24, 2018
It’s not just Turkey—from India to Indonesia, external financial liabilities are a looming threat
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India's Economic Challenges
May 9, 2017 | 04:00—05:30
A discussion with Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University and former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank.
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The Growing BRICS Economies: An INET Series
Apr 12, 2018
The BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—play a crucial and growing role in the world economy. Sanjay Reddy kicks off our series exploring shifting social and economic dynamics within these countries, and what they mean for the global economy.
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The paradoxes of fiscal austerity in Brazil
Mar 30, 2017
Brazil’s current economic scenario does not resemble the emerging economy that until recently fueled the optimism of analysts and investors.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Law, Economics & Public Policy
Jun 28, 2016
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in collaboration with the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) are organising India’s first “Law Economic Policy Conference (LPEC 2016)”. The aim is to bring together economic, legal and policy thinkers together to consider policy issues in a holistic manner.
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Grantee paper
Chartbook of Economic Inequality: 25 Countries 1911-2010
Sep 2012
The purpose of this Chartbook is to present a summary of evidence about changes in economic inequality – primarily income, earnings, and wealth – for 25 countries covering a 100 year period from 1911 to 2010.
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Inequality in Asia: The Local Effects of Global Capitalism
Feb 16, 2012
Inequality did not increase during the early stages of economic development in Japan and the East Asian Tigers. But in India and China it did. Why is that?
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Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurship in India
Jul 23, 2014
Ajay Kela on creating a culture of entrepreneurship in India.