From Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio on Marketplace on New Year’s Eve:
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Year in Review, 2024: Mendacity and Economic Incompetence, Equal Parts
I thought I was getting a little jaded, but the likes of Heritage Foundation’s EJ Antoni, the WisGOP, and Steve Kopits reaffirmed my faith in how much work remains.
Maheshri and Winston: “The U.S.’s Decades Long 2nd Great Depression”
In RealClearPolitics, a provocative thesis, from Vikram Maheshri (U. Houston) and Cliff Winston* (Brookings):
Trump CEA Nominee: Stephen Miran
From Politico today:
Business Cycle Indicators for November 2024
Consumption and personal income ex-transfers growth accelerate.
Betting on Shutdown: Thanks, Trump!
From Kalshi, 7pm CT today:
Policy Uncertainty since the Election
As measured by Baker, Bloom and Davis:
Are You a Mainstream (Macro) Economist?
A self test (a follow up to this post):
When You Hear a Critique of Mainstream Economists (from Someone Who Doesn’t Know What “Mainstream” Economists Do), Run
“Trumpflation” Risks Likely Overstated by Lance Roberts via Zerohedge:
The Return of Economic Policy Uncertainty
Not that it ever disappeared completely. But expect the EPU to rise as the tariffs start flying, and the deportations begin.