Deficit Hypocrisy Watch
The WSJ editorial page last Thursday remarked upon:
“…the worst fiscal record of any President in modern times…”
Category Archives: employment
Value added
How could we boost American employment and GDP? One philosophy is to try to do more of what’s already working.
A Plea for Aspiring Economic Analysts to Read the Footnotes
Actually, not even the footnotes — just the text accompanying data releases (in this case it’s the second paragraph, in a box, of the release). Although, I must admit, this long rant by FoxForum contributing writer Noel Sheppard just made me laugh and laugh and laugh, thus making an otherwise bleak Monday brighter. From “CNN’s Crowley Does Two Segments on Jobs Numbers Without Mentioning Plummeting Participation Rate”
Economic conditions improving
Last week’s data suggest that the U.S. economic recovery is continuing to gain some strength.
Messages from the January Employment Release: Accelerating Improvement for Now
Employment growth accelerates along several dimensions: nonfarm payroll, an alternative measure of nonfarm payroll, private employment, hours, and civilian employment (report here). However, JEC vice chairman Brady (JEC-Republicans) states in a press release: “Job Numbers Mask Underlying Job Weakness.”
Wealth creation
Here’s my suggestion for how to become rich: buy low and sell high.
Current economic conditions
The latest U.S. economic indicators have taken a favorable turn.
Getting the U.S. economy growing
We can sit and wring our hands, or we can get to work.
Costs and benefits of the Keystone XL pipeline
With new pressure on the Obama Administration to approve the Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Pipeline, I thought it would be helpful to review some of the debate.
Current economic conditions
The U.S. economy experienced disappointingly weak growth in the third quarter. Data coming in during the last week suggest that the fourth quarter is starting out a little better. But it doesn’t look to me as much better as some accounts in the financial press might lead you to believe.