With implications for assessing Wisconsin post-January 2011.
Currency Misalignment: A Reprise
As the Congress debates currency manipulation [1], it occurs to me useful to reprise my earlier primer on currency misalignment (first published in March 2010), where misalignment is one component of some definitions of currency manipulation.
Is Wisconsin Outpacing Other States?
How well has Wisconsin economically performed, as compared to its neighbor Minnesota, and to the US overall: here are six pictures of economic activity, employment, unemployment, real personal income, gross state product, and median household income, with which to make an assessment.
Guest Contribution: “New Improved Trade Agreements”
Today we are fortunate to have a guest contribution written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University, and former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1997-99. This post is an extended version of an earlier column at Project Syndicate.
When Will the Governor’s Promise of 250,000 New Private Sector Jobs Be Achieved?
Not within the next couple of years, according the Walker Administration’s Wisconsin Economic Outlook, released today.
Energy prices and consumer spending
Among the disappointments in the 2015:Q1 GDP figures was weak consumption growth, which was a little surprising given the extra cash most consumers have on hand as a result of lower energy prices. I wanted to take a look at how the recent consumer behavior compares with what we’ve seen historically.
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April Employment Situation: Revisions, Energy Extraction, Manufacturing
The April Employment release confirmed continued growth in total and private employment. My observations: some modest downward revisions, and some sectoral trends diverge.
Guest Contribution: “Asia Games: Not Zero-Sum”
Today we are fortunate to have a guest contribution written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University, and former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1997-99. An earlier version of this post appeared at Project Syndicate.
Trade (Head)Winds
Chinn-Ito Financial Openness Index Updated to 2013
The Chinn-Ito index revised and updated to 2013 is now available here.