Presidents, Taxes and Economic Growth by Mike Kimel One of the never-ending debates in economics is the extent to which taxes affect the economy. Most people are fairly certain that…

…with his role as an adviser on environmental issues to the Carter administration, Schelling has written prolifically on the economics of global warming. In 1996, Schelling was the first to…

…economics blog. But the points on all of this could be made—and were made, by Sperling and many others—clearly, understandably, and easily. The Times article quotes Clinton campaign official Jennifer…

…start understanding economics or even to keep up with current economic events. – Marginal Revolution – The Big Picture – Calculated Risk – Naked Capitalism – Economists View – Grasping…

Recently I found the work of Anwar Shaikh. His views on economics are the most insightful and thorough I have ever seen. He is questioning and re-formulating economic theories through…

…macroeconomics is not good If you think international relations theory has problems, let me introduce you to the most influential and problematic subfield of economics. Pwnd. Sick burn. I mean…

…have (reasonably) concluded that macroeconomics is crap, so macroeconomists are left alone. But what if all the people named above founded a Journal of Post Post Real Macroeconomics and became…

…have I ever been alleged to be competent at such things as addition, subtraction, or understanding graphs and charts. Trust me on this, also. (Okay, my elementary school teachers alleged…

…productivity could cover some of the costs of paying a five-day wage for a four-day week, suggests Sarah Lyall of the New Economics Foundation, a think-tank. She points to a…

…commonality here, global populism? It may be, but the differences between the countries on the categories of economics, nationalism, and religion are notable. One should not forecast too far into…