…the year of origin. Early years: 2% productivity growth with 0.9% income growth, 5.6 savings, 3.5%economic growth Versus Bush years: 2.5% productivity growth, .01% income growth, 1.8% savings, 2.3% economic…
The economic policies proposed for states by the conservative American Legislative Council Exchange (ALEC) not only don’t work, but carry risks for states’ economies, according to new research by the…
by Mike Kimel A Proposed Bet for Professors Bryan Caplan and David R. Henderson (and Anyone Else Who Believes Lower Taxes Generate Faster Economic Growth) Cross posted at the Presimetrics…
by Mike Kimel crossposted with Presimetrics blog The Effect of Tax Cuts and Tax Hikes on Economic Expansions Right about now, the U.S. economy appears to be recovering from a…
…economic literature that is attendant upon it. So that is how you build an economic model. The question then becomes: how do you use it? A relatively short (though it…
…more perverse–happened to tax analysis. It was coopted by this consistent economic theory and the importance of equitable considerations were shunted aside. At the Congressional level, economic models showing economic…
…we have. Others have presented this argument. However,there was plenty of information in existence long before the “last couple of years” regarding the issue of oil price on economic performance….
…feedback loop in which the financial disruption restrains economic activity; such a situation could lead to greater uncertainty and increased financial disruption, causing a further deterioration in macroeconomic activity, and…
…after two quiet years in Washington, White House officials announced yesterday. Friedman’s departure as director of the National Economic Council will open a key economic policy position just as President…
…rate Mr Bush’s first-term economic policies as bad or very bad. Fewer than 20% give positive marks to Mr Bush’s second-term economic agenda, and almost six out of ten disapproved….