The Philadelphia Fed coincident indices for October are out. Figure 1 presents the log series, normalized to January 2011 = 0.
Category Archives: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Employment: October 2013
Two numbers to remember: 84 thousand and 107 thousand
Wisconsin’s Governor Walker Touts Alternate Employment Series
Makes little impact on trend relative to promise, and relative to the Nation
A Tale of Two Fiscal Policies, Continued
In a previous post, I compared economic outcomes in two states that implemented contrasting fiscal policies: California, which surged ahead while raising taxes and cutting spending, and Wisconsin, which lagged far behind as it slashed spending on education, and cut taxes. Latest estimates of current economic activity, and forecasted economic activity six months out, indicate continued lagging performance for Wisconsin.
Two Approaches to Fiscal Policy
Consider the following graph, with both series (coincident series for economic activity) normalized to 2011M01=0.
Dispatches XXVII: An Arrest at the Capitol
Dispatches XXVI: So Much for Shrinking All Government
From Jason Stein and Daniel Bice in the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal:
Gov. Scott Walker’s administration rewarded the new hardline Capitol Police chief and his top deputy with double-digit pay raises earlier this year after moving the pair on paper to phantom jobs for two weeks and then back to their real posts.
Counterproductive Tendencies in Wisconsin Policy Debates
Reader John (sometimes Jack), who disapproves of my posts on Wisconsin, politely asks:
Dr Chinn,
Would you be willing to flesh out your background so as to better understand your positions in your research and blog postings?
Where were you born?
Where were your parents born?
Do your parents espouse your same political leanings?
Do you intend to remain in Wisconsin after you retire?
If not, where do you intend to move to?
The Wisconsin Economic Outlook: July 2013
Key numbers: 79 thousands and 81 thousands
Petition Signers Need Not Apply
Walker was for the nominee (for University of Wisconsin Board of Regents) before he was against him