In Environmental Economics - Posted 5 hours ago

EconomistMom doesn't seem to think that carbon tax (or cap-and-trade auction) revenues must be paired with reductions in income and corporate taxes in...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 8 hours ago

The International Herald Tribune reports Californians leading the way to consumer bust.As it did when the housing bubble began to burst, California is...

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In Housing Bubble Blog - Posted 1 day ago

The Orange County Register reports from California. As the sub-prime mortgage crisis reverberates across Orange County, the Pufpafs and other Lader...

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In Big Picture - Posted 1 day ago

We have previously reviewed the Uncle Sam's withholding tax data as a read into the overall health of the economy. The most recent data point (March...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 day ago

If older workers want to retire later, or are forced to do so, will they be able to find jobs?: Older Staffers Get Uneasy Embrace, by David Wessel, ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 day ago

Most people know about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Under this program, payments to qualifying individuals are made once a year. There is also...

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In Institutional Economics - Posted 1 day ago

There is something about the Future Fund that brings out the latent statism of the commentariat. Here s Alan Kohler, praising the growing amount o...

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In Kudlow's Money Politic$ - Posted 2 days ago

Here are some interesting stories I'm reading this morning:Recession? Not So Fast, Say Some - Wall Street JournalA funny thing happened to the economy...

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In Greg Mankiw's Blog - Posted 2 days ago

A friend at the White House emails me about the farm bill now being considered by Congress. An excerpt from the email:A few of us have been debating t...

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In Housing Bubble Blog - Posted 2 days ago

A report from the Columbia Missourian. Boone County witnessed its first spike of foreclosures in 2003, when the number rose from 99 the previous ye...

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