Blog | Sound Economic and Public Policy (SEPP) Consulting

The Dreaded R word: Recession Looms Following Dismal Jobs Report

The jobs report released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of October showed that while the unemployment rate...

Lofty promises, the best of all worlds, Trumponomics 2.0 is a mashup of conflicting economic policies

Kamalanomics is a full fledged liberal approach to governance that will resonate with her base, but the economics remains unsound.

With inflation now officially below 3%, all eyes are on the FED expecting interest rate cuts.

We have on hand an economic dilemma with no clear solution on hand, but it is important we consider the possible implications of our choices

A basic game theoretic model is developed to explain the challenge of implementing social distancing across locales.

The coronavirus pandemic, while having taken its toll on China, also creates huge opportunities for China's continued global ascent.

Unless the stimulus can ultimately get workers back to producing, its benefit on the economy will be short-lived.

More and more stimulus and no production will only generate inflation and markets know this.

Characterizing the coronavirus pandemic as an externality lends credibility to the actions being taken by the government to address it.