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Saudi Oil Attacks: An Economic Tipping Point?
Are there visions of the 1970s stagflation showing up in the US given the Saudi oil attacks over the weekend? Quite possibly!
The Yuan to the Rescue
Global trade and exchange rates are inextricably linked. The trade war has inevitably spilled over into currencies and could only get worse.
Trump Tariffs: A Test of Trade Theory
President Trump's tariffs put economic trade models to the test, I argue that they should still come out unfazed. But what do they predict?
The FED: Pandering or Independent?
All eyes are on the FED and they expect an interest rate cut. Is an interest rate cut however necessary? Probably not.
BREXIT in a Nutshell
A no-deal Brexit looms as Boris Johnson takes hold of the reins of the UK government. But what is Brexit all about?
The Debt Ceiling: A Symbolic Absurdity
Having a debt ceiling is a distraction from the real issue of reining in the deficit and slowing the growth of the federal debt.
The Minimum Wage Debacle
Does an increase in the minimum wage lead to job losses or job increases? We turn from inconclusive empirics to methodical thinking.
Waxing Theoretical: Social Capital and Markets
In principles level coverage in economics, we typically identify land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship as the productive resources an...
Amazon owes ZERO... Wait Negative Taxes.
In December 2017 as President Trump signed into law the Tax Reform bill which the GOP controlled Congress muscled through both the House...
How Bodes the US Economy?
Stock markets seem to have somewhat stabilized from the huge volatility that rocked the economy late last year. The government shutdown...
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