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Commentaries tagged with economic theory

February 9, 2025	The Medicaid DilemmaFor every one new job created in Indiana since 2010, we’ve had more than two new people enroll in Medicaid.
November 17, 2024	The Degrowth Movement Is Wrong and ImmoralDegrowthers are terribly mistaken in three big ways.
August 25, 2024	Three Property Tax PlansThere are problems with each of these tax proposals from our gubernatorial candidates.
July 7, 2024	Freedom Is DifficultSimply living in the United States is as easy as it gets, and almost always has been.
June 16, 2024	What Is Driving Misperceptions About the Economy?In a recent survey, more than half of Americans said the economy is shrinking, when in fact it has been growing steadily for four years.
February 4, 2024	Libertarians Going CrazyLibertarian viewpoints offer us a useful reminder of what restraints we must put upon those who govern us.
October 29, 2023	The Association for Business and Economic ResearchResearch discovers something no one knows about a problem.
October 2, 2022	Recession Likelihood GrowsIt is too early to predict a recession but not its effects.
September 25, 2022	Two economic lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian WarOne lesson is about public spending on services, the other about free trade.
July 17, 2022	My 750th ColumnColumns like mine are designed to help people think about issues they might otherwise not read about.
June 26, 2022	Inflation Affects Each Family DifferentlyWe understand earthquakes and hurricanes better than we do inflation.
March 20, 2022	Quality of Life Spending Is a Conservative PolicyHome prices and wages signal the desirability of communities.
February 13, 2022	MMT Is Just Another Fad Without EvidenceThe controversy is a useful window into how we create knowledge and uncover truth.
November 14, 2021	It Is Time to Be Honest About Debt, Spending and TaxationSpending that makes us more productive often pays for itself through increased GDP that is then taxed.
August 23, 2020	What’s Up with Stocks?Prices of stocks will signal where the best investment options lie.
January 19, 2020	Tough Questions Demand Good ResearchUniversity researchers are tasked to ask tough questions and answer them publicly.
September 22, 2019	The Fed’s Role in Uncertain TimesIn 1947, Congress directed the Federal Reserve to keep both unemployment and inflation low.
May 30, 2019	Our ‘Business-Centric’ Model Is Wrong and HurtfulMistaking the economy of a nation or region as one giant company can lead to deep policy mistakes.
March 31, 2019	MMT and Modern Supply-Side Economics Are Both NonsenseThese theories are a political panacea.
March 10, 2019	Lessons Learned from an Economics ConferenceI found two elements very intriguing, and worth sharing in this column.
July 22, 2018	Worsening Effect of TariffsTariffs have already affected the local economy.
July 15, 2018	The Limits of MacroeconomicsForecasting recessions is far murkier than forecasting the weather.
September 10, 2017	Trade Deficits and the Dollar Safe HavenIn reality, trade consists of tens of billions of small transactions between businesses and households
January 15, 2017	Who Really Pays Taxes?Taxes are borne by both buyers and sellers.
December 25, 2016	Holiday Season a Good Time to Think About Personal ChoiceWe make choices about leisure, labor, making a living, and building a life.
November 6, 2016	Macroeconomics in Crisis?Government spending and monetary policy have focused on the wrong things.
October 30, 2016	Don’t Miss the ‘Unseen’ EconomyMaybe the best example of the unseen economy is local economic development.
October 16, 2016	The Effect of a Trade WarA decrease in trade leads to economic events like recession and depression.
June 12, 2016	A Bad Jobs Report and the Limits of Economic PolicyPredicting a downturn is not the same thing as preventing one.
March 20, 2016	Mysteries of Economic PopulismDiscerning actual policy recommendations from Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump is not a trivial task.
November 8, 2015	Economic Research as a ProfessionAcademic research rewards the scholar for the process, not the results.
May 17, 2015	Are Low Interest Rates and Tax Abatements to Blame for Low Wage Growth?Average wages are stalled at 1990s levels.
March 22, 2015	The Rate Hike CalculusThe Federal Reserve relies on economic models to keep markets in balance.
October 12, 2014	Worrying About a Stock BubbleConditions hint that we could be in for another financial crisis.
September 28, 2014	Deflation WorriesA deflationary world is one where consumers and business have too little money to chase too many goods.
September 7, 2014	Forecasting in the Silly SeasonElection season is rife with misunderstood economic projections.
July 27, 2014	Truth and Consequences about InflationInflation is oft confused with simple fluctuations in supply and demand.
June 29, 2014	Tax Conference Was Really About Tax FairnessEvery loophole, deduction, exemption, abatement and special carve-out of taxes is designed to benefit one class of citizens at the expense of others.
June 8, 2014	Slow Growth and TechnologyFor some time, much of the nation believed that each new generation would be better off than the previous one.
June 1, 2014	Piketty in the 21st CenturyIs income inequality tied to capital investments?
March 23, 2014	Inflation and GrowthCurrent models can teach the basics of economic functions, but fail to illustrate the conditions for long-term growth.
February 9, 2014	The Changing State of the Middle ClassOur middle class was built upon an unsustainable combination of low-productivity, high-wage jobs in large factories.
January 26, 2014	Consumption Inequality, Not Income Inequality, Is the Real IssueWellbeing is determined from benefits from consumption, not earnings.
December 8, 2013	The Forecasting SeasonA forecast is designed to provide the best possible prediction of economic activity in the future.
June 30, 2013	The Fed and Economic TheoryPolitical folklore has it that economists are infamously divided between explanations for the cause of the boom-and-bust cycle.

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