Economic Policy
Big picture coverage of macroeconomics, political economy, and governments' roles in world commerce.
- How to Fix Airport Delays Evan Sparks 10/03/2007
- The case for congestion pricing.
- The Experimenter Caren Chesler 10/01/2007
- At 28, Berkeley economist Raj Chetty aligns theories with real-world facts, leading him to surprising conclusions on taxes, investing, and welfare.
- What Happened to Liquidity? Alex J. Pollock 09/21/2007
- ALEX J. POLLOCK examines the subprime mortgage bust and explains why “liquidity” is often a misleading metaphor.
- Running on Empty? David Malpass 09/20/2007
- Worries about the U.S. savings rate are overblown, argues DAVID MALPASS. American households have more net financial assets than the rest of the world combined, and our savings are setting new records.
- Taxed to Death Tom Bethell 09/19/2007
- In 2010, the estate tax will be abolished. But in 2011, it comes back with a vengeance. TOM BETHELL looks at whether something can be done in the meantime to avoid a rash of parricides three years from now and to produce a sensible law.
- How the Fed Works Kevin Hassett 09/18/2007
- The Federal Open Market Committee meets today and is expected to slash interest rates. KEVIN HASSETT, a former Fed economist, offers an inside look at how America’s central bankers operate.
- Over Here, Over There Liz Mair 09/14/2007
- Private equity taxation is a hot topic in Great Britain, too.
- The Hunt for Black October Matthew Rees 09/10/2007
- With the anniversary of the worst one-day decline in U.S. stock market history approaching, MATTHEW REES sets out to find its cause. And determine whether it can happen again.
- The Wrong Way to Boost Revenues Liz Mair 09/06/2007
- Why hiking taxes on private equity and hedge fund managers would be counterproductive.
- The Decline and Fall of Declinism Alan W. Dowd 08/28/2007
- Some people don’t want to admit it, but America is in great shape.