…a last name with the unpopular and corrupt (but death sentence commuting) former governor George Ryan. On the other hand, Jack Ryan can always run ads saying “What rhymes with…

…information. And anyway, M2 is starting to grow again as these effects peter out. Within a few more months it will probably be growing at its usual healthy clip. So,…

…the three exceptional factors listed above are not likely to continue boosting consumption. 1) The refinancing boom is beginning to peter out, since mortgage rates have stopped falling for some…

Best N.H. Dem Debate Performance In my opinion, the award goes to Peter Jennings, who displayed masterful control of himself by maintaining a perfectly straight face while asking the following:…

…investor confidence, to the smooth functioning of financial markets and the economy in general. But instead I’ll try an analogy. If I were willing to max out my credit cards,…

…This presentation examines the Fund’s perspective on the promotion of poverty reduction and improved distributional outcomes. It examines the relative balance that must be sought as between strictly growth-enhancing policies…

…one will complain, and you’ll have a long and illustrious career. Think of Russert over the last five years, and Russert’s work leading up to, during, and after the 2000…

…reserves, it’s not “printing money,” so it’s not playing some kind of simplistic MV=PY game. It’s adjusting the balance of the banking system’s portfolio (“forcing” it to change exchange bonds…

…they find statistical analysis of randomized controlled trials convincing.   I googled for other discussion of the study I googled (welfare reform kills florida) and get two links to Gardner…

Earlier I noted the research of Peter Muennig, Zohn Rosen and Elizabeth Ty Wilde which proves (at all standard confidence intervals) that welfare reform killed people. I was alarmed that…