Economists and Trump: Straight Talk on Trade
Economists maintained a party line of never letting a bad word be said about more open trade even though they knew it would produce losers.
Read more...Economists maintained a party line of never letting a bad word be said about more open trade even though they knew it would produce losers.
Read more...Capitalism needs a dose of socialism, aka public works. Mission-oriented public investment is vital to revive private-sector investment.
Read more...Financial globalization, meaning high levels of funds movement across borders, has fallen, and that’s a good thing.
Read more...Why are self-styled progressive economists like the Streetwise Professor criticising Blockchain boosters but making excuses for our elites?
Read more...Why a Brexit, even if it moves forward, seems unlikely to lead to a Eurozone breakup.
Read more...Why the results of randomized controlled trials are often misapplied, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Read more...How much was the Federal Reserve standing pat on interest rates linked to the election, and what can be expected for the future?
Read more...Michael Hudson gives a freewheeling interview on some favorite topics like rentier capitalism and why the Great Moderation wasn’t so great.
Read more...Placing trust in the wrong person can be costly, yet most rely on their beliefs about cheating rather other means of protecting themselves.
Read more...Why over-reliance on monetary policy and the failure to engage in fiscal deficits is a toxic mix.
Read more...The ECB is set to dig its hole even deeper….
Read more...Economists are remarkably slow to embrace the idea of more aggressive fiscal policy, despite growing evidence that it is sorely needed.
Read more...Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.
Read more...Why Trump’s tax policies and Clinton’s immigration policies are both deficient in terms of their stated objective of promoting growth.
Read more...Debt scaremongering is baaack! Why Pete Peterson and his budget falsehoods are a danger to your and your grandkids’ financial health.
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