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Commentaries tagged with economic impact

May 9, 2021	Mother’s Day Thoughts in the Wake of COVIDThe experience of women in the labor force has differed from that of men in key respects.
December 27, 2020	Some Thoughts on the Coal EconomyMany of the cities and towns born in the Industrial Revolution have lost their original economic reason for being.
December 6, 2020	The Private Sector Is the Hero of COVIDSmart, successful businesses chase consumer interests.
November 15, 2020	It’s the Disease Wrecking the Economy, Not the Government ResponseWe Americans are stubborn people, for both good and ill.
August 9, 2020	Some Thoughts on the COVID Impact on SportsSports provide great opportunities and lessons to young athletes and the industry generates billions of dollars in employment.
May 17, 2020	It’s the Disease, Not the GovernmentConsumer spending changed before any government restrictions were implemented.
April 26, 2020	Covid-19 Response May Be the Most Consequential Decision in State HistoryThe real policy question is whether the benefit of these decisions outweighed the costs.
April 12, 2020	Economic Uncertainty Surround COVID-19Until we develop a vaccine, a robust treatment or broad immunity, a significant level of reduced economic activity must be expected.
April 5, 2020	Long-Term Changes from COVID-19We need to place a more personal context on this crisis, and muse upon the potential change this will lead to in our economic lives.
March 29, 2020	We are Still Underreacting to COVID-19 RisksThis is a recession of choice, in the same way rationing in World War 2 was a choice.
September 8, 2019	The Costs of Natural DisastersNatural disasters impose costs on society, businesses, households and government.
April 21, 2019	Casino Bill is About Taxes, Not JobsCasinos do not create jobs; they simply move employees from one business to another.
September 24, 2017	Time to Quit Building Business Incubators, Co-Working Spaces and Maker’s SpacesThese spaces do not significantly improve the local economy.
March 1, 2015	We Need to Study, Modify and Preserve TIFIn the coming months we must better understand the characteristics of good and bad TIFs using data, not just anecdote.
January 12, 2014	The Coming Fed ActionsDevelopments in the Federal Reserve stimulus argument brew tantalizing ideas.
January 5, 2014	Economic Systems, North Korea and the ACAThe problem is that the economy we have is not a system; it is a series of markets that cannot be organized.
December 29, 2013	The Fed’s End-of-Year ActionsThe question is simply, why is this level of monetary growth not having a more visible effect?
December 8, 2013	The Forecasting SeasonA forecast is designed to provide the best possible prediction of economic activity in the future.
October 13, 2013	Welcome the Debate, Even If It Ain’t PrettyThe size and scope of our government is in tension with the available dollars we can tax from households and businesses.
July 7, 2013	The Real Marriage DebateEconomic costs come not from same-sex households, but from single-parent households.
May 19, 2013	The Heritage Foundation, Immigration and Moral CourageGood research should illuminate, not merely support an opinion.
April 21, 2013	Terror Bombings and the Broader EconomyWith the exception of 9/11, we Americans have been spared much of the bombing terror that is a part of life in much of the world.
April 7, 2013	Bad Ideas Still ReignToday I see three bad intellectual influences that merit noting—one each from the political right, the left and bipartisan folly.
March 31, 2013	A Policy ShiftIn the early days of the recession, there were two competing arguments about policy.
February 10, 2013	The Whys of Stock PricesThe shedding of 8 million unneeded workers boosted profits for lots of businesses.
December 16, 2012	Forecasts of the EconomyA well thought out economic forecast offers a great deal of useful information.
July 22, 2012	Job Creation and DestructionGovernments don't create jobs, businesses do.
February 6, 2012	Super Bowl Research and Economic ImpactsFor a community that prepares well, the Super Bowl elevates the destination status of the city to new heights.

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