…prices. However, the most recent runup in spot prices to nearly $55 per barrel, attributed largely to the destructive effects of Hurricane Ivan, left the price for delivery in 2010…

…to briefly examine the differing effects of monetary policy in Europe and the US. The difference revolves around the efficacy of the so-called monetary policy transmission mechanism in the EU…

…More important are the effects of higher oil prices on energy inputs to firms, and the possible broader inflationary effects that this has on the economy. Higher interest rates result,…

…Atrios wrote And, all such arguments [for free trade] ignore the transition effects. Some temporary employment/underemployment can result as regulations, technology, and terms of trade change. The industry-specific skills of…

…rehabilitation, I thought that worrying about the view was secondary.” She continued to press him. “But what about the side effects of radiation?’ I asked. ‘I’ve heard they are terrible’….

…the straightforward arithmetic effects utterly overwhelm those incentive effects. You can see a simple arithmetic model of this thinking here and here, and download the spreadsheet to play with it…

…zero percent inflation.) 5. There are no other behavioral effects. Of course, there are other behavioral effects. Incentives matter, blah blah blah. And there is price and wage inflation. To…

…on weak demand. As Mr. Fatas writes… “business cycles can leave permanent (or at least very persistent) scars on output through the effects they have on the capital stock or…

I haven’t beaten the drum lately for Lane Kenworthy — perhaps the best researcher out there on the economic effects of income and wealth distribution. His years of careful, diligent…

…benefit.” More than half experience side effects. And they’re expensive, costing anywhere from $140 to more than $656 monthly.. Even a small benefit or chance of improvement might be worth…