Russia: An Unhealthy Population – Conversable Economist
The welfare of a country’s population goes well beyond economic statistics, of course. In one classic example from 2006, Kevin Murphy and Robert...
Why Aren’t You Calling? (Trump to Beijing)
From Bloomberg, “Trump Presses China to Make Tariff Offer to Calm Trade War”:
“The ball is in China’s court. China needs to make a...
Wisconsin Policy Forum: “Turbulence for Wisconsin’s Export Economy”
An excellent overview is provided in this report, out today — although I’d say the title likely understates the situation confronting Wisconsin.
Manufacturing and...
Event Study: “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”
I’m coming up on lecturing on Fed independence and time consistency etc. President Trump continues to provide (depressingly) many episodes to discuss. No...
How’s It Going? Trump on 8/9/2024: “Starting on day one, we will end inflation...
Here’s a visual sit-rep on prices for Americans.
Figure 1: CPI – all urban (blue), CPI food at home (green), AIER Everyday Price Index...
