…Facts from Myths Author: Steven Dunaway, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics November 16, 2009 http://www.cfr.org/publication/20757/uschina_economic_relationship.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cfr_main+%28CFR.org+-+Main+Site+Feed%29 [3] Canada, Not China, Is U.S.’s Largest Trade Partner Sunday, January 03, 2010 http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2010/01/canada-not-china-is-uss-largest-trade.html…
…in 2006). It’s hard to argue that the Chinese currency is so “undervalued” if the import response is this strong. Another myth is that China is running large current account…
…that expenditures on healthcare will pull forward a wide array of other industries, including manufacturing, education, financial services, communications and construction.” … Another widespread myth holds that most Americans need…
…the myth, as many have unfortunately framed it, that consumer protection and prudent bank regulation are in conflict. Risky or deceptive financial products hurt the economy as a whole as…
…doctors. Little if nothing has been done to lower the incidence of malpractice by doctors, which are mostly mistakes. “The Medical Malpractice Myth,” Tom Baker. August 2009, “Would Tort Reform…
…is part of the federal government (the few exceptions are authentic, not an urban myth, and a cause for reflection). My actual thoughts on US senior citizens begin with the…
rdan 5 myths about health care round the world by By T.R. Reid, Commentary, Washington Post (hat tip Mark Thoma) …I’ve traveled the world … to see how other developed…
rdan Sandwichman, the go to guy on labor issues and author of the series Chapman, Labor, and Unemployment at Econospeak suggests an alternative to the myth of supremacy of capital,…
…the myth of Reagan lives on regarding managed care. Again Vtcodge: Actually, HMO/PPOs etc did and do seem to work to some extent. When they were first introduced, increases in…
…Growth and Public Investment You may check James K. Galbraith’s interesting conference paper”. (warning pdf) An important point is that “contrary to popular myth, U.S. economic development has never been…