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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Latest Revisions Show Stronger Growth of both Real and Nominal GDP

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The third estimate of Q3 2012 US GDP came out on December 20, just as the holiday season was in full swing and as the limited public appeti...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Classroom Debate Topic: Should We Keep the Charitable Deduction or Scrap It?

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Here's a great topic for a debate that will fit in either your micro class (altruism, poverty, preferences) or your macro class (tax ref...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

US CPI Drops Sharply in November; Inflation Expectations Remain Well Anchored

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U.S. Consumer price inflation, which has been unusually volatile over the past year, turned sharply negative in November. According to data...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Michael Levi talks to James Stafford about Falling Oil Prices, the Shale Boom, and Carbon Pricing

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In this exclusive interview, Oilprice.com publisher James Stafford talks with energy security expert Michael Levi , the David M. Rubenstein...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Green Illusions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Alternative Energy

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Are solar, wind, and other alternatives the magic bullets that will solv e the world’s environmental and energy problems? Take a closer loo...
Friday, December 7, 2012

US Unemployment Drops to 7.7 Percent, Lowest Since January 2009; Payroll Jobs Continue Steady Rise

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The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent in November, according to today’s data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tha...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

How Can We Tell if Fiscal Policy is Sustainable? Three Views

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As negotiations over fiscal policy heat up, one thing nearly everyone agrees on is that U.S. fiscal policy should be sustainable. The troubl...