Jeffrey P. Snider : China’s (de)Dollar Bonds
The Chinese government has sold its first dollar bond issue in thirteen years. Given that fact alone, the idea is causing more than a…
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Low Interest Rates Subsidize Wealthy Households
By Hal Snarr When the economy begins to sink into recession, politicians, mainstream economists, policy wonks, and the Federal Reserve begin beating the economic stimulus…
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Necessity is the Mother of Invention – Retirees Desperate Reach for Yield
Ben Bernanke’s creativity inspired a generation of economists and central bankers. QE, ZIRP and NIRP established a new class of economics that is mathematically…
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“Economic Logic” by Mark Skousen is available
SQUARING THE MISES CIRCLE “Eureka! Skousen has done the impossible. Students love it! I will never go back to another textbook.” – Professor Harry Veryser,…
Read MoreA Call for “Do-Nothing” Presidents Without Legacies
Some in the news media and editorial page pundits are aghast that many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and legislative proposals sent off…
Read MoreNeo-Liberalism: From Laissez-Faire to the Interventionist State
One of the most accusatory and negative words currently in use in various politically “progressive” circles is that of “Neo-Liberalism.” To be called a…
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The productivity myth
Every now and then, there’s a rash of commentary on national productivity. And for the British, productivity is all part of the Brexit angst,…
Read MoreWhat should be the criteria for model selection?
In order to make the data “talk,” economists utilize a range of statistical methods that vary from highly complex models to a simple display…
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Global Trade Summit
The inaugural event of Daniel Hannan MEP’s new think tank, The Institute for Free Trade, was a great success on Monday. It was at…
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European Bonds – warning knell or cause for celebration?
Greek bonds have been the best performer in the Eurozone year to date IMF austerity is still in place but there are hopes they…
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