Austerity Will Leave Us Crying ’96 Tears’
But America’s wealthy don’t seem to mind.
Open Letter: Urging Capital Controls in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
IPS economists join 100 colleagues across the world in advocating for governments’ right to use a proven tool against financial volatility.
Enough Free Trade Nonsense
A limitless world of sweatshops isn’t good for anyone.
Can Economists Back Us Out From the Corner of Poverty They Helped Paint Us Into?
Free-market economists have brought immeasurable harm to the global economy. Can their talents now be turned to repairing the damage?
Economists Unite Around Once-Demonized Capital Controls
In our globalized financial system, chaos in one part of the world can be devastating for businesses and workers elsewhere.
More than 250 Economists Call for Trade Reforms to Allow Capital Controls
While no panacea, they are legitimate policy tools for preventing and mitigating financial crises.