…the next election. Laws and policies that will produce politically beneficial effects before the next election are usually preferred to policies that will produce even better results some time after…

…States. “Agriculture Experts Warn of ‘Widespread Collapse’ in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies,” Common Dreams The largest export market (China) for U.S. soybean producers was gone. Saying it would…

…don’t know. But I think if I’m going to see Republican policies enacted, I’d prefer to see them run under a Republican label. See, Democratic policies may not be very…

…those freshwater economists who think the way to deal with the problem of failed market fundamentalism policies is to double-down on those failed policies. I’ve noted that we tried that…

…that is being injected into the health care debate as a reason for non-action. The CBPP analysis can be read here: New OMB and CBO Reports Show Continuing Current Policies…

…economic growth and development, but does not always and necessarily do so, and the determinants of whether trade is good or bad for growth are institutions and other economic policies….

by Joseph Joyce (re-posted from Capital Ebbs and Flows) Dealing with the Fallout from U.S. Policies The divergence of monetary policies in the advanced economies continues to roil financial markets….

by Joseph Joyce The IMF’s Proposed Policies on the Management of Capital Flows The IMF’s views on the advantages and drawbacks of capital flows have substantially evolved over time. The…

…policies and schools of thought shape the economy of a nation. Historically, these economic policies — and, an inordinately large proportion of economic thought — have been in the interest…

…contrast here is striking. House Republicans are pressing for policies that would protect wealthy tax cheaters and tax cuts for high income people — policies that, because of a long…