…made no difference. The new poll asked a broader but similar question. It posed two statements to voters. The first was, “Foreign trade has been good for the U.S. economy,…

…as I’ve stated in earlier posts, what we really need is two variables: 3a. Foreign Born as a % of the Pop Until 1965 (and zero otherwise) 3b. Foreign Born…

…at Vox explains why the federal courts interfering in foreign affairs policy is unusual. One of the most foundational principles of court decisions involving foreign policy is that judges should…

…foreign exporters by the end of the year. In November, a 10 percent tariff was associated with a 1.4 percent decline in foreign export prices, suggesting an 86 percent pass-through…

Pretty much in the past, potential students from foreign countries were allowed admission to US universities as long as they qualified and could get a student visa, such as the…

…based on changes in exchange rates and losses in foreign exchange reserves. They found that there was evidence of a linkage between the macro fundamentals and depreciation pressure during the…

by Joseph Joyce The Long Reach of U.S. Monetary Policy The spillover of U.S. monetary policy on foreign economies has become an active area of research. Analysts seek to identify…

…had set aside the necessary reserves to back the tranched MBS and the more risky CDS/naked CDS. These were the heady days of financial engineering and gambling on Wall Street….

…financed by foreign inflows of capital (financial account surpluses), so that the currency comes under pressure when foreigners lose confidence in said emerging market economy. As foreign capital flows start…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Health Exchange Delay The Obama administration has delayed the decision point on state health exchanges until December 14th. Much of the discussion…