…this: one party advocates policies that produce rapid economic growth, and one part dismisses those policies with epithets like “socialism” and advocates instead policies that produce dismal economic growth. And…

…hard to conclude anything but this: one party advocates policies that produce rapid economic growth, and one part dismisses those policies with epithets like “socialism” and advocates instead policies that…

…However, such these labels do not accurately describe either candidate. And it does not fully portray the candidate, Mr Obama, who has the more optimistic vision of trade. The conventional…

Peronet Despeignes’s interview with Greg Mankiw was noted by Mark Thoma and Tyler Cowen and was critiqued in part by Brad DeLong. I wish to take on a couple of…

…and National Security Agency surveillance as examples of big-government policies that lead to “real inequality.” — Glueck Well, if the National Security Agency is collecting my cellphone and email info…

Sometimes comments at Angry Bear and other sites get to resemble an exchange of slogans, statements of faith on particular macro economic policies using tax cuts and government spending as…

…outflows and currency depreciations experienced in some emerging market nations have been attributed to their choice of policies. But their economic situations reflect the domestic impact of capital inflows as…

…have purchased their own healthcare coverage. His back-of-the-envelope estimate includes “a nice round 8 million”  who buy policies in the government marketplaces. In parentheses, he suggests:  Perhaps a little higher…

…the anti-government, low-tax and pro-wealthy/pro-big business policies of the GOP politicos that have run these states for several decades have something to do with these negative results, and that the…

…of many policies over time for taxes, financial regulation, wages, unions, etc… Many of those policies did not maximize net social benefits but rather sought to maximize benefits to certain…