Institute for New Economic Thinking

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Institute for New Economic Thinking
@INETeconomics
Oct 19
Join us! INET Research Director Thomas Ferguson will be speaking on a panel on “Crypto Misconduct, Regulatory Arbitrage and the Future of Policy” at Better Markets’ 2026 State of Economic and Financial Policymaking Conference. Washington D.C. In person and virtual Friday,
Register Today: State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference | Better Markets
From bettermarkets.org
Institute for New Economic Thinking
@INETeconomics
Oct 19
A price is only meaningful if the buyer can walk away. In many US hospital markets, they can’t. A new INET paper by David Introcaso and Adam Cunningham explains why negotiated hospital prices often reflect monopoly leverage rather than market value and offers a different
From Captive Bargaining to Outside Options: Re-Anchoring Price Formation in US Hospitals
From ineteconomics.org
Institute for New Economic Thinking
@INETeconomics
Oct 18
From the Rockies to the Himalayas: the peaks in congressional campaign finance have grown dramatically over the past decade. A new INET research paper by Matthias Lalisse finds million-dollar donors dominating the financing of party leaders in 2026.
Big Money, Party Politics, and Congressional Leadership in the 2026 Election: From the Rockies to...
From ineteconomics.org
Institute for New Economic Thinking
@INETeconomics
Oct 18
Big money has become even bigger in congressional politics. For the leaders of both parties, most 2026 receipts now come from donors giving more than $1 million, while small donors barely register. Matthias Lalisse analyses who is financing political leadership in 2026. New from
Big Money, Party Politics, and Congressional Leadership in the 2026 Election: From the Rockies to...
From ineteconomics.org
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Institute for New Economic Thinking
@INETeconomics
Sep 22
GM spent $13.0 billion on stock buybacks from 1997 to 2000, 64% of its net income, while it wound down the EV1 and sold its battery venture. William Lazonick and Matt Hopkins on how the shareholder-value playbook cost the U.S. its early lead in EV batteries. New from INET:
The U.S. battery maker that could, and the U.S. auto company that wouldn’t
From ineteconomics.org
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