Does economic growth cause unemployment?, Econospeak, Sandwichman, October 24 Usually, a question in the title of an article is a teaser and the answer is almost always “no.” Not in…

No signs of the international political crisis creating any Western economic crisis at this point No important economic data today, and no significant COVID updates over the weekend. Let me…

…paid during the past 60 years.) The confusion on economic issues was probably the most important influence on swing voters, who supported Romney against their own economic interests, thinking that…

…with resistance from those who argue that it stifles economic growth and individual freedom. Another potential solution is to explore alternative economic models, such as the social market economy in…

by Mike Kimel A Post: Tax Burdens, Presidents, and Subsequent Economic Growth – A Few Pictures, Part 1 Last week I had a post looking at the relationship between the…

By Mike Kimel Optimal Tax Rates for Generating Economic Growth According to Barro-Sahasakul Tax Data This piece is a bit more wonky than what I normally post. I recently re-read…

…writing overly long and abstruse economic blog posts, watching NASCAR, assembling intricate miniatures of Civil War battle scenes. In economic terms, the demand for employment is quite elastic because there’s…

…develop the debate for newcomers. This also marks Tom’s new website Ecological Headstand) Accounting for the Current Economic Crisis and Inadequate Political Responses The day before yesterday, while searching for…

by Mike Kimel Cross posted on the Presimetrics blog. Government Spending and Economic Expansions It is conventional wisdom that raising taxes, particularly during and just after a recession, will harm…

The Bell has an op-ed worth reading. When Economic Stress Becomes Terrorism Poverty, Rather Than Anti-Anything Ideology, Is the Common Thread Joseph Stack is not a terrorist in the sense…