“They’ve never met a poor person. They’ve never lived in deprived areas.”
Watch the full #INETanimates episode at newth.ink/power in which @Cambridge_Uni's Ha-Joon Chang explains why economics is too important to be left to economists.
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Institute for New Economic Thinking
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- Companies like @Apple and @Google make billions for rich investors by buying back their own stock—at the expense of workers, the public, and the planet. @Lazonick says it’s time to ban the #stockbuybacks scam. Watch the full #INETanimates episode at youtu.be/r-5UVxoThfQ
00:00 - INET has the finest thinkers & teachers to expand your knowledge of economics, start your journey at inet.education/athome! Explore the roots of econ with @RSkidelsky then go deeper with Ha-Joon Chang @BrankoMilan @arjun_jayadev @PMehrling @sanjaygreddy & more! #LearnEconAtHome
00:00 - We're proud to announce #Inequality101 with @BrankoMilan @GC_CUNY & @arjun_jayadev @azimpremjiuniv. In this five-part lecture series these renowned scholars break down what inequality is, how we measure it, why it exists, and how to address it. Watch at newth.ink/inequality
- We need to pay more attention to the political uses — and misuses — of economics. Ha-Joon Chang explores five examples of this in the second episode of #EconForPeople: youtu.be/jXfMzjh_SMA
GIF - Economists like to claim that they can explain everything. But does that really hold up?🤔 #HaJoonChang explores that question and more in INET’s new series, #EconForPeople Watch more episodes at ineteconomics.org/perspectives/v… youtube.com/watch?v=D-6rQm…
- Economics has many flaws, yet few are as broadly oppressive as its illusions about gender. Click 👉youtu.be/LEKpuBEq4mA👀 to watch "The Invisible Woman" with @Jayati1609 #INETanimates
00:00 - The industrial revolution was the Big Bang of global inequality. In lecture 3 of #Inequality101, @BrankoMilan explores the advent and widening of inequality between different countries. Stream the complete series at ineteconomics.org/perspectives/v…
00:00 - Citizens have been scared into believing economics is too difficult for them. It's not. Watch the latest episode of #INETanimates with #HaJoonChang at ineteconomics.org/perspectives/v…
GIF - If we're going to talk about a #bailouts, we need to talk about #buybacks. Here's @Lazonick on who #stockbuybacks really help. Watch more in our #LearnEconAtHome series inet.education/athome
00:00 - Women are 80% more likely than men to be impoverished at age 65 and older. Learn more in our new episode of #INETanimates with @tghilarducci at ineteconomics.org/perspectives/v…
- .@rjocean is not your average economist & this is not your average economics podcast. Every week, Rob talks about issues with a guest who probably wasn’t on your Econ 101 reading list, from musicians to activists to rebel economists. Listen & learn more economicsandbeyond.org
00:00 - What counts as work & what doesn't? @NFolbre shows how nearly half of all work done in this country is ignored by economists. Watch the full #INETanimates episode & learn why we need to create better measures of non-market income, consumption & investment: youtube.com/watch?v=I6xNW6…
00:00 - Has economic theory failed us? @GeorgeSoros @OpenSociety says there is no mathematical equation that defines humanity. Watch the full #INETanimates episode at youtu.be/21RC3JLxCmw
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