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Stimulus Impact

Reading through what little economic news there is this week leaves room for pondering two frequently asked questions: what happens when the effects of the stimulus wear off? and: When is the peak impact anyway? Well now, as ever in economics, that ‘all depends’. The problem we have is that the greatest impact on GDP […]

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Holiday Wrap up

With the holidays upon us and with the monumental event of health care reform behind us I think is time to wrap up this week’s news before taking the weekend off. Health Care Reform: Obviously the big news has been the long and painful procession towards this morning’s historic vote in the Senate. I will […]

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Health Care Reform Moves Ahead

Even for a skeptic such as myself this is good news. The idea that the Senate Democrats have reached an agreement and have legislation that they can get sufficient votes to pass is a massive step forward for the country. That the bill being proposed lacks many features I would have preferred to see – […]

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