“Should We Rethink Fiscal Policy?”
Economists are remarkably slow to embrace the idea of more aggressive fiscal policy, despite growing evidence that it is sorely needed.
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Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer
Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.
Read more...How Does Diversity Affect Economic Growth? A Look at Data on Immigration, Tax Rates and Real GDP per Capita
Why Trump’s tax policies and Clinton’s immigration policies are both deficient in terms of their stated objective of promoting growth.
Read more...Bill Black: Debt Derangement Syndrome – Saving Our Grandkids from Wall Street
Debt scaremongering is baaack! Why Pete Peterson and his budget falsehoods are a danger to your and your grandkids’ financial health.
Read more...Here’s What Economists Don’t Understand About Race
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Read more...The Return of the Repressed Critique of Rentiers – Veblen in the 21st Century
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Read more...The Evidence Is Clear: Population Growth and Prosperity Are NOT Linked
An in-depth analysis of why the assertion that more population growth promotes higher living standards is bunk.
Read more...A Framework for Thinking About Bad Loans
How to determine whether or not to write down troubled loans.
Read more...The Mainstream Media’s Phony War
How the mainstream media is still waging a Phony War for the elites — and why you need to donate to the Naked Capitalism fundraiser.
Read more...How Wells Fargo Exemplifies the Drivers of Big Corporate Fraud
The Wells Fargo fake account scandal illustrates why corporate executives conveniently ignore or even engage in fraud.
Read more...Unemployment Insurance Extension During Great Recession Did Not Destroy Jobs
Debunking the claim that extending unemployment insurance during the aftermath of the crisis was a bad idea.
Read more...Are Our Earnings Really Our ‘Just Deserts’?
Why the idea that wages represent “just deserts,” as in the individual’s contribution to social output, is bunk.
Read more...The Prospects for Technology-Driven Growth: Dismal or Dazzling?
Advanced economies are caught between two giant, competing truths: economic growth is slowing down, and science is flourishing.
Read more...Democracy. Capitalism. Socialism. Choose Any Three of the Above
Why capitalism, socialism, and democracy are necessary for any country’s prosperity, economic freedom, and economic well-being.
Read more...A Review of David Fleming’s Lean Logic (and Resilience)
Resilience in complex systems and slack systems.
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