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Economics / Consumer Price Index, corporate profits, inflation, interest rates, jobs, manufacturing, recovery, unemployment, wages /

Mixed Up Numbers

February 17, 2011

We have had a number of economic statistics this week all of which seem to be muddied by the weather or unusual trends that make it difficult to tell what’s going on. For the last few Thursdays I have been warning you not to take the weekly new claims for unemployment assistance data too seriously. […]

Economics / deficits, Federal Budget, health care /

Quick Comment: Health Care and The Budget

February 16, 2011

OK. As we all slide into the silly season of budget fudging and name calling, can we all just agree that we will not arrive at a successful solution to our fiscal problems without recognizing the biggest long term cause of the mess. Health care costs. Yes, tax cuts created big holes in the budget. […]

Economics /

Keynesian Coffee

February 16, 2011

What is the difference between a neoclassical cup of coffee and a Keynesian cup of coffee? Answer: you can drink the latter and the former exists only in your mind. This thought came to me this morning when I decided to test the vaunted market mechanism that my neoclassical friends so adore. They always distinguish […]

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