It’s interesting how “pro-business” policies do not appear to be conducive to rapid employment growth.
Impressions of Russia
My wife and I spent last week in Russia, giving some lectures at the New Economic School and the International College of Economics and Finance and touring Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Here are some of the things I saw that surprised me.
“The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of the Pacific Rim”
That’s a new volume out from Oxford University Press, co-edited by Inderjit Kaur and Nirvikar Singh.
ACA Insurance Coverage Cost Update from CBO
Estimated insurance coverage costs revised downward.
An Economic Sanctions Menu Targeting Russia
Global Supply Chains and Macroeconomic Relationships in Asia
The increase in vertical specialization in Asia has implications for the strength of linkages between the region’s economies, and the tendency to manage intra-regional exchange rates.
Dispersion in Price Trends in the Euro Area
Wisconsin Economic Activity Forecasted to Lag
No catch-up in sight for Wisconsin with Minnesota [1] (or the Nation, for that matter)
IMF World Economic Outlook Released
From the IMF:
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The Unfootnoted Assault on the Minimum Wage Increase – Wisconsin Edition
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce group has a recent piece, written by Scott Manley (VP), highlighting negative impacts of a minimum wage increase. I have attempted to track down the numbers cited. It has been an illuminating experience.