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…produce dismal economic growth. And dismal economic growth has consequences. Poor economic growth makes people worse off, and hits them in their pocketbook. And when people are hurting financially, their…

OSO writes from down under: Monetary Policy and Economic Shocks: Poor Ben Bernanke. You gotta feel for the poor guy. Faced with a whole bunch of economic problems all occurring…

…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….

…economic scene thusly: Economic growth slowed down in the second half of 2004 and the Russian government forecasts growth of only 4.5% to 6.2% for 2005. Oil, natural gas, metals,…

by Linda Beale Both the rich and ordinary Americans misunderstand their economic interests There is class warfare going on, right now, all across this country. It’s highlighted by the election…

…Being a grandmother itself qualifies you, because of all that knowledge you have about the effects of different economic-policy proposals. Some grandmothers support Keynesian economic policies and higher taxes on…

…is at least a gesture at an economic argument against the federal government’s response to the economic crisis here.  I will return to that below, but first a few general…

…to make movies. “Money knows best.” Is the one true measure. “There needs to be a cost-benefit analysis.” If there is no direct net economic (monetary) benefit, then the regulation…