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The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
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The broken link between economic growth and jobs in the U.S. during the recoveries of the last 2 decades
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Growth isn’t enough to help the middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/14/2013
'Secular Stagnation' May Be for Real
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2014
Hillary Got It Right About Growth
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2015
Robust Jobs Report Spurs Fed Watch
WSJ 08/05/2016
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/2016
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/2016
The global economy in 2015-2016- slowing growth in China, Brazil, Russia and Turkey, as growth picks up in the U.S. and India, and Europe emerges from the eurozone debt crisis
11/29/2015
High debt to GDP ratios in China, Brazil and Turkey lead to slowing growth. India is the exception in emerging markets as foreign investment increases and GDP growth is above 7%, with a boost from halving of oil prices. Europe sees the need for more quantitative easing, and the U.S. makes a slow recovery. Russia may see an improvement after a large devaluation of the ruble. Argentina's prospects are seen as improving with a change in government. Canada sees a change from the drift in the last years of the Harper government and the hollowing out of the industrial sector, with the election of Justin Trudeau. Overall the situation in 2015-2016 is a marked improvement compared to ten years earlier in 2005, as debt issues are tackled seriously in Europe and the U.S. and governance in the private sector improves.
Grouped Articles
Tensions With Russia Add to a Chill in Turkey’s Economy
New York Times 11/29/2015
China Unveils Economic Blueprint for 2016
Wall Street Journal 12/22/2015
Oil Prices at $30 Bend Nations, But Which Ones Could Break?
Wall Street Journal 01/13/2016
Putin’s self-destructing economy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/18/2016
Russian Economy Stumbles as Stocks and Oil Prices Fall
New York Times 01/21/2016
Emerging-Market Debt: How Big a Threat Is It?
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2016
Length of U.S. economic expansions 1950-2015, and the forecast for the current expansion beginning in 2009
04/21/2014
Robert Hall, a Stanford economist who heads the NBER committee that studies industrial production, income, employment, retail sales, for turning points in the economy says the current economic expansion shows clear path ahead with increasing corporate earnings. Based on past experience adverse unpredictable shocks happen that end the expansion. Because of how slow this expansion is taking place and Yellen's sense of slack in the economy providing room for employment and incomes to grow, the current expansion has still a lot of life left in it. The Fed forecast is for 90 months into 2016, and the CBO forecast is for 102 months into 2017. Some of the growth in incomes and employment takes place in the late stage as happened in the Reagan expansion in the 1982-90 period.
Grouped Articles
Sluggish Economic Recovery Proves Resilient
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2014
'Secular Stagnation' May Be for Real
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2014
Hillary Got It Right About Growth
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2015
The New York Times 09/16/2016
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/2016
A Trump Economic Boom? The Fed May Stand in the Way
The New York Times 12/13/2016
Structural solutions for U.S. jobs growth and economic growth- 2011-2020
01/04/2010
Michael Spence and other experts discuss longer term solutions to the high unemployment facing the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Uncertainty Is the Enemy of Recovery
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2013
Confronting Old Problem May Require a New Deal
New York Times 01/28/2014
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/2012
The world economy: Wealth without workers, workers without wealth
Economist 10/06/2014
Why the Old Jobs Aren't Coming Back
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2011
Middle-Aged Job Hunters Struggle in Weak Recovery
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2011
U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Yellen on extreme inequality in the U.S. and how it reduces the economic mobility that aids recovery
10/16/2014
The Fed chairman tells a Boston Fed conference on inequality that it is fair to ask whether equal opportunity on which Americans place importance is not a part of core American values.
Grouped Articles
Fed’s Yellen Says Extreme Inequality Could Be Un-American
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
How Quantitative Easing Contributed to the Nation's Inequality Problem
New York Times 10/22/2014
Yellen Goes on Road to Investigate Health of the Jobs Market
New York Times 10/16/2014
Yellen’s First Year at Fed: A Remarkably Steady Course
New York Times 12/22/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
New York Mayor Bloomberg on reviving the U.S. economy
09/26/2011
Bloomberg says its time Obama and the Republicans stop promising a free lunch, or something for nothing. He suggests a two step answer to the economic problems facing the U.S. - let the Bush tax cuts expire for all income groups, and passage on an up or down vote of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan for $4 trillion in savings. This would give U.S. businesses the confidence to invest instead of holding back because of the uncertainty, and lead to higher economic growth and lower unemployment.
Grouped Articles
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
New York Times 12/27/2011
Federal Budgets and Class Warfare
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2012
Why I'm Optimistic About Cutting the Deficit
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2012
President Obama Should Seize the High Ground
New York Times 05/26/2012
Dana Milbank: Jeb Bush’s heresy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/13/2012
Demographics, economic growth and the U.S. stock market- 2011-2020
06/04/2011
Grouped Articles
'Secular Stagnation' May Be for Real
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2014
The Bullish Case for the U.S. Economy
Wall Street Journal 06/04/2011
Once Bit, Rich Shy From Risk of Stocks
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2011
Wall Street Journal 08/19/2011
A Standard, and Poor, Way of Investing
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2012
Wall Street Journal 03/18/2012
The puzzle of continuing U.S. job gains in 2014-2015 with tepid wage growth, low productivity, and low economic growth
03/06/2015
Weak business investment, low productivity, slack in the labor market, and more low paying jobs are some of the reasons explaining the puzzle of job gains in 2014-2015 with small wage gains.
Grouped Articles
Sluggish Productivity Hampers Wage Gains
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2015
After a Bounce, Wage Growth Slumps to 0.1%
New York Times 03/06/2015
The New Jobs Report Shows Janet Yellen’s Quandary in a Nutshell
New York Times 03/06/2015
Slowing Job Growth Tests Economy
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2015
U.S. Economic Growth Nearly Stalls Out
Wall Street Journal 04/29/2015
The Mystery of Declining Productivity Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/15/2015
Krugman on how the stronger dollar and the weaker euro will hurt U.S. export competitiveness and growth in 2015-2016
03/13/2015
Europe will export some of its problems to the U.S. in 2015-2016, as the euro goes to parity with the dollar and makes European products more competitive with U.S. products in global markets. This will hurt U.S. growth. Yet it is important for the U.S. that Europe get out of its deflationary trap, and as for exchange rates and flows of capital this is how the global economy works with little that the U.S. can do about it, says Krugman. He believes many Federal Reserve governors were clueless about the impact of this on the U.S. growth in their March meeting as they pushed for higher rates, merely assuming that the situation it will turn out positively for the U.S. Krugman says that with growth in wages sluggish and low inflation the Federal Reserve needs to be very careful as it considers raising interest rates.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 03/13/2015
Weaker Euro Ripples Around World
Wall Street Journal 03/13/2015
Strong Dollar Stands in Manufacturing Sector’s Way
Wall Street Journal 03/16/2015
Torrent of Cash Exits Eurozone
Wall Street Journal 03/23/2015
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Surging Imports
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2015
The New York Times 06/06/2016
The U.S. and world economy in 2017 with the incoming Trump administration
12/07/2016
Grouped Articles
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/2016
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/2016
Aging Population, Stagnant Productivity Challenge Donald Trump’s Growth Plan
WSJ 12/04/2016
Opinion: Trump in offside position | Business | DW.COM | 12.01.2017
DW.COM 01/12/2017
Within Trump’s inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president’s ear
Washington Post 04/14/2017
Trump Plans to Seek Tax Rate of 15% on Owner-Operated Companies
WSJ 04/25/2017
John Taylor on U.S. leadership for the world economy
11/01/2011
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A Slow-Growth America Can't Lead the World
Wall Street Journal 11/01/2011
Greenspan image tarnished by newly released documents - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/13/2012
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2012
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2012
Pathways for the U.S. economy in 2014-2018- Martin Feldstein
05/16/2016
Grouped Articles
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/2016
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/2016
The special role of manufacturing in keeping the U.S. economy strong.
07/01/2010
Grouped Articles
Does America Need Manufacturing?
New York Times 08/24/2011
Andy Grove: How America Can Create Jobs
BusinessWeek 07/01/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
Why Manufacturing Still Counts in the U.S. Economy
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2015
Strong Dollar Stands in Manufacturing Sector’s Way
Wall Street Journal 03/16/2015
U.S. Car-Making Boom? Not for Auto-Industry Workers
Wall Street Journal 03/24/2015
Long term negative effects of Trump's economic plan for the U.S. in contrast to positive long term effects of the Clinton plan
10/18/2016
With huge borrowing and estimated at $5.3 trillion deficit Trump's economic plan has negative long term effects. It is also vague and absent many necessary details. The Clinton economic plan has positive long term effects, is careful with the deficit, and spells out the specifics. Clinton's economic plan helps to reduce wide wealth disparities pointed out by Fed chairman Janet Yellen, and increases societal integration of less advantaged groups. While the Trump Plan aggravates social tensions by increasing the share of the national income going to the wealthy at a time when unprecedented wealth disparities exist in American society.
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Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Would Boost Economy in Short Run but Not Long Term, Analysis Finds
WSJ 10/17/2016
Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up
WSJ 10/18/2016
Taxes Under Trump: Almost Everyone Pays Less and the Richest Pay a Lot Less
WSJ 12/02/2016
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/2016
Will the Trump Era Bring Higher Interest Rates? Don’t Count On It
The New York Times 12/14/2016
Aging Population, Stagnant Productivity Challenge Donald Trump’s Growth Plan
WSJ 12/04/2016
Inequality, education and economic mobility in the U.S. compared with Western Europe and Canada
01/11/2010
Issues raised by Jeb Bush, Krugman, and people in leadership positions.
Grouped Articles
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
New York Times 09/12/2013
Patchwork of Local Wage Laws Fuels Debate Over Raising Federal Minimum
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
New York Times 08/06/2010
The Reagan Memo of 1980 by Shultz, Friedman and other advisors on prudent economic policies for growth
01/04/2010
George Shultz, Milton Friedman, Paul McCracken and other economic advisors jointly sent this memo to U.S. president Ronald Reagan before his first inauguration. The memo provides advice on economic policies and methods at a critical time of soaring inflation and a stagnant economy, with economic difficulties matching what the U.S. economy faces today from the housing bubble and slow growth. Advice on the Romney Plan.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 07/21/2011
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2012
Gramm and Hubbard: What a Romney Recovery Might Look Like
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2012
George Shultz: Memo to Romney — Expand the Pie
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2012
Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2010
Social and economic mobility for the middle class emerging as the central issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
09/13/2015
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Demcratic Party, and Jeb Bush in the Republican Party, are making social and economic mobility for the middle and working class a central issue in the 2016 presidential campaign. In Britain Corbyn's election to the leadership of the Labor Party with all other candidates doing poorly, is also creating a focus on economic issues and better access to education and jobs.
Grouped Articles
Sanders, Corbyn and the coming debate inside the Democratic Party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/13/2015
New Leader Turns British Labour Party to the Left
New York Times 09/14/2015
Wall Street Journal 09/17/2015
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2015
America’s white working class is a dying breed - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
The missing working class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
The importance of a credible plan to turn the U.S. economy around in the 2012 presidential elections
10/12/2012
A credible plan with fresh solutions with a determination to execute effectively and win support from all sides is something voters will be looking for as they look at the presidential and vice presidential debates.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 10/12/2012
Wall Street Journal 10/12/2012
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2012
Mr. Obama Comes Back in Debate No. 2
New York Times 10/17/2012
Rove: Sifting the Numbers for a Winner
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2012
Romney forces see Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota ripe for turning red - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/01/2012
The role of exports in the U.S. economic recovery by 2015-2017 and the threat posed by a stronger dollar
03/19/2015
The views of the U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker, and McNerney, head of the U.S. Export Council. About one third of the U.S. growth rate comes from exports in this economic recovery, say Pritzker and McNerney.
Grouped Articles
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
U.S. Economic Growth Nearly Stalls Out
Wall Street Journal 04/29/2015
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Surging Imports
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2015
Dollar’s Rise Lifts Imports and Widens Trade Gap
New York Times 05/05/2015
U.S. Trade Gap Shrinks by 19%, Most in Six Years
Wall Street Journal 06/03/2015
Forget the New iPhone. For Apple, It’s All About the Dollar.
New York Times 03/26/2016
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