…profound, economically. Freedom to Innovate. Individuals who are standing on the social springboard that Democratic policies provide — who have that stable platform beneath them — have the economic freedom…

…and job creation reflects three separate but mutually reinforcing factors: US corporate governance, Obama’s economic policies and the deregulation of US labor markets. Old economic models assume that companies merely…

by Mike Kimel Canadian economic growth is about two percentage points higher under Liberal governments Cross posted at the Presimetrics blog. Frances Woolley has a piece in Worthwhile Canadian Initiatives…

by Linda Beale Economic stimulus–the right and the wrong of it crossposted with Ataxingmatter Clearly, for ordinary Americans, the US economy is still in a funk from the financial crisis…

…was such a trenchant rebuttal of any kind of left-leaning economic philosophy. Basically, the claim is made that it was a cut in government spending, tax cuts, laissez-faire ecomomic policy,…

by cactus Economic Views – a Thought Brought About by Yves Smith’s (Excellent Book) Econned I’m still reading Econned, by Yves Smith. Sadly, these days I only have two minutes…

…more telling but still lagged by at least one month. For example, the employment report is the first major economic release of the month, which sets the stage for many…

by Linda Beale Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development–Levin Keynote Michigan’s Carl Levin gave the keynote address at the Washington conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity…

…in economic theory which is modest but not zero. However, I didn’t find economic theory useful in a way which is flattering to economic theory. My reasoning is that an…

by Bruce Webb Well the Republican Party and economic conservatives generally have made their position clear, they are openly using the current meltdown as an opportunity to kill Medicare and…