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Author Archives: Menzie Chinn
Just how implausible is a gasoline tax?
New poll results on energy
A Critique of Pure Dark Matter
Net income on the balance of payments might be essentially zero in 2005q4
Tackling “Oil Addiction”?
Cognitive Dissonance in the 2006 Economic Report of the President
Open Economy Macro in the 2006 Economic Report of the President
Beryl Sprinkel meets Ben Bernanke
Dick Cheney on economics
The vice president holds forth on the elasticity of tax receipts with respect to the tax rate.
December 2005 trade figures and implications
The trade deficit (total and ex-oil) widens again.
US-centered vs. China (or “them”)-centered Worldviews on Global Imbalances
Chinese foreign exchange reserves and current account surpluses are (still) rising. Why and how important is this phenomenon?
Some context for the annual benchmark revision of employment
(Revised) Employment growth is up, but (revised) employment is down.
The 2005q4 GDP report and the trade balance
Little sign of the reversal in the trade deficit.