…towards economic and moral liberalism may reflect a general tendency for gains in economic well-being to increase citizen demand for social insurance and individual self-determination. Kenworthy endorses this view, and…
…let’s call this ever increasing Consumption ‘Growth’. What had once been a Sustainable Economic Model at Equilibrium was now an Economic Model based on Growth. In 1930, a World Population…
…men on the White House “economic team,” including Peter Orszag and Ezekiel Emanuel, fought hard to push “game-changing” cost-containment into the ACA but were defeated by others who were less…
Several comments on my last post on the economic difficulties of the people who attacked the Capitol took aim at their characters in one way or another. I certainly do…
by Joseph Joyce (Capital Ebbs and Flows) Has the Third Era of Globalization Ended? Behind the headlines forecasting a global economic recession there is another narrative about the end of globalization. This reflects…
“The Bell: When Economic Distress Becomes Terrorism,” thebell.blogspot.com, “Tom Dinger” What has changed since February 24, 2010? Have things gotten any better since then or 911? Are we still looking…
…that the cost of living was one of their biggest economic concerns right now. Kareem’s Take: This blind poll showed that most people prefer Harris’ economic plans. Of the top…
…government’s viewpoint and were ready to disparage economics and to teach the doctrine of government omnipotence… To maintain the theory that there are such things as economic laws was deemed…
…and prices. Source: Tamar den Besten and Diego R. Känzig, “The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariffs: Evidence from U.S. Historical Data,” NBER Working Paper No. 34852, National Bureau of Economic Research, February 2026 What…
by Linda Beale EITC: Mulligan (economic theory) vs. Seto (empirical evidence) TaxProf today noted the article in the New York Times about the EITC: Casey Mulligan, Do Tax Credits Encourage…