Author Archives: Menzie Chinn

Past and incipient expenditures for operations in Iraq

Larry Lindsey was right. And wrong.

The messages from the 05q3 Preliminary GDP release.

Did recent surge in tax revenues signal a meaningful improvement in fiscal prospects?

Tradables and nontradables in the current account adjustment process.
by Menzie Chinn

Is trade deficit stabilization at hand?

by: Menzie Chinn

Is there statistical evidence for the “global savings glut”?

by Guest Blogger: Menzie Chinn

Some thoughts on the latest trade price data.

What the interest differentials say

If the current account deficit matters, how can we fix it?

Here are some more thoughts on the debate over the source of the U.S. current account deficit and whether it matters.