recession
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The Biden Administration’s recession denial may tip off our transition to degrowth.
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EconomicsFeatured
The Democrats’ Recession Is Yet Again Proving Price Caps Are Stupid
by Seton Motley May 25, 2022As government raises the floor for loans – the absolute last thing we need is government also lowering the ceiling.
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We have experienced unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing policies. Twenty two million Americans lost jobs in four weeks.
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EconomicsFeaturedHealth Care
The Pandemic or the Recession: Which is More Costly?
by Daniel Sutter April 13, 2020The United States has taken unprecedented actions to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. How bad will this be for the economy?
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EconomicsHealth Care
Watch Out for Long-Term Effects of Government’s Coronavirus Remedies
by S.T. Karnick April 6, 2020Economic contractions harm human health, so governments should take that into account in their coronavirus policies
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In a recent survey of business economists, only 4 percent said they expected a recession to begin by the end of the year.
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Budgets/Taxes
Our Debt Crisis Calls for a New Fiscal Paradigm
by Barry Poulson and John Merrifield August 23, 2017In the coming weeks, Congress will again debate increasing the debt limit.
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The Great Recession and its aftermath produced a sharp decline in employment. Almost eight million more Americans would be working today if the labor force participation rate were unchanged from 2007. Some economists suggest that video games may explain this decline.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsFeatured
Our Economic Future: Windrock’s 2016 Financial and Economic Roundtable
by Christopher Casey February 24, 2016Today we have assembled a panel of independent experts with unique perspectives. We are recording this in late January, and it has already been a dramatic year. After rebounding from a brutal start, the U.S. stock market is still down 5%, while Europe, Japan and China have all declined approximately 8%.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Erick Elder: Is Your State Preparing for the Next Economic Recession?
by Jesse Hathaway January 20, 2016In today’s episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, managing editor Jesse Hathaway talks with University of Arkansas-Little Rock economics professor Erick Elder about a new study, published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, about how well state lawmakers are preparing for the next economic recession.