That was the title of a conference organized by Istituto Affari Internazionale (with support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Banca d’Italia) that I attended a couple of weeks ago in Rome.
Event Analysis: How Not to Conduct Public Relations
United Airlines had security drag a passenger off an airplane on Sunday. The CEO of United did not apologize until just a little while ago. Story and video here.
It’s apparent that the previous statement (discussion here) which did not include an apology was not having the desired effect.
Source: Reuters, accessed noon CST 11 April 2017.
Is China’s Currency Undervalued? A Reality Check
Short answer: maybe, but probably not.
“Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing? The President’s Trade Policies So Far”
That’s the title of my latest EconoFact memo.
First Year 2017: “The Uncertain Future of Globalization”
The First Year Project is a multi-year, non-partisan effort to (1) Examine the history and structure of presidential First Years, (2) Assess the policy opportunities and threats for our next President, and (3) Influence the national debate by addressing candidates, opinion leaders, and the public.
“The Future of the EU and Trans-Atlantic Relations”
That’s the topic of this year’s La Follette Spring Symposium, being held Thursday, April 6th at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison).
Soft vs. Hard Data: US Economic Outlook Edition
Gavin Davies in the FT has an interesting article about how survey/sentiment based information and hard data have diverged. Here is a picture of US GDP, from the official BEA series (3rd release), Macroeconomic Advisers, and e-forecasting, as well as the Atlanta Fed nowcast.
Kansas Employment Rises to 0.3% below Previous Peak
Kansas nonfarm payroll employment rose 4,200 (0.3%) from January to February, and fell 400 (0%) relative to February 2016. In both cases the change was not statistically significant. In contrast, Missouri NFP rose 3,500 (0.1%) over the last month, and 54,000 (1.9%) over the last year.
How Well Is UK Business Fixed Investment Holding Up in the Brexit Era?
The UK Office of National Statistics released revised figures for GDP and investment today. What can we glean from these numbers?
How the Federal Reserve controls interest rates
The way in which the Federal Reserve controls the short-term interest rate today is completely different from the way things worked ten years ago. I was looking for a good description of how the current system works and couldn’t find one, so decided to write my own.
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