…of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The United States could have an impact by decreasing its demand – through use of more fuel-efficient vehicles, for example – and increasing its supplies. The…

…any wisdom on this new one. James Hamilton comes through: California law AB 1890 forced the major California utilities to divest their fossil-fuel generating capacity, created the California Power Exchange…

…combined with a large number of mortgages becoming adjustable, and other stresses on the US consumer (like fuel costs), it appears Housing’s Fall is nigh. Best Regards, CR Calculated Risk…

…“bubble”. … Q: Given this view, is there any regulatory policy tool that can be used to moderate lending in “frothy” sectors that fuel asset price inflation? Q: Is there…

…7 percent annual rate while aggregate hours worked are rising … The chain-weighted capital-to-labor ratio, the raw fuel for productivity and income growth, has reached record levels and continues to…

…higher jet fuel prices, which they have no control over, except of course to try and hedge it in the financial markets –maybe they could have done a better job…

…have sparked a wave of economic gloom in the British media. Today CNN/Money adds fuel to the fire of pessimism about the British economy… and draws some obvious parallels with…

…in 2004 and $733 Billion in 2003; a significant increase from the $200 Billion in ’97. This mortgage debt has helped fuel consumer spending in recent years. Instead of using…

…(due to a combination of efficiencies and substitutes) and “other uses” has also declined significantly, primarily because electricity generation has moved away from oil. This leaves motor fuel and “other…

…thing that economists seem to agree on, it is that a fully-funded system likely helps fuel growth. In their shooting down of the Parrot’s argument (a), Brad DeLong and Robert…