Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) is a New York City–based nonprofit think tank. It was founded in October 2009 as a result of the 2007–2012 global financial crisis, and runs a variety of affiliated programs at major universities such as the Cambridge-INET Institute at the University of Cambridge.
History
INET was founded with an initial pledge of $50 million from businessman and philanthropist George Soros.[2]
Affiliates
The Institute has disbursed approximately $4 million annually in research grants to students and professors. The Cambridge-INET Institute (co-funded with William H. Janeway) established an advanced institute for economic thinking at the University of Cambridge, The Cambridge-INET Institute was endowed with $3.75 million grant from the Keynes Fund for Applied Economics, Isaac Newton Trust, and the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics.[3] In January 2011, the INET partnered with the Centre for International Governance Innovation to support research in economic theory and innovative projects.[4] Similar collaborations exist with the INET at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, which was co-funded by James Martin, as well as the INET Center on Imperfect Knowledge Economics (IKE) at the University of Copenhagen.[5]
Programs and projects
Research programs supported by INET include:
- INET Grant program to support researchers who challenge economic orthodoxy and help develop new paradigms in the discipline.[6]
- Lecture series with economists and thinkers including Michael Sandel, William Janeway, Perry Mehrling, and others[7]
- The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, headed by James Heckman, is affiliated with the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics at University of Chicago.[8]
Leadership
The executive director is Robert Johnson, former managing director at the hedge funds Soros Fund Management and Moore Capital Management.[9]
See also
- Economic history
- Heterodox economics
- Economic sociology
- Political economy
- History of economic thought
- Post-Keynesian economics
References
- ^ a b "The Institute for New Economic Thinking Inc" (PDF). 990s.foundationcenter.org. 11 December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Gates, Philip (17 October 2017). "Ten things you need to know about the Institute for New Economic Thinking and why it's heading to Edinburgh". Insider.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "About the Institute". The Cambridge-INET Institute. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Partnership with the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)". CIGI. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "INET-Oxford Martin". Oxford Martin. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Institute for New Economic Thinking Announces Inaugural Grants". Philanthropynewsdigest.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Varathan, Preeti (25 April 2018). "Should you be able to pay to join a "dwarf-tossing" game?". Qz.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "The Human Capital and Economic opportunity Global Working Group". The University of Chicago. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Irwin, Neil (29 July 2010). "A crossroads for the U.S. economy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
External links
- Official website
- YouTube channel - INETeconomics
- Cambridge-INET Institute
- INET at the Oxford Martin School
- INET Center on Imperfect Knowledge Economics
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- Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve (1995)
- Soros: The World's Most Influential Investor (1996)
- George Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire (2002)
- More Money Than God (2010)