Chinese Financial Scandals

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington and Lee University We'll continue to see media coverage of financial scandals in China. For example, ...

The Topology of US Elections: why politicians must lie, er, flip-flop to be elected

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington & Lee Univ Under the US primary system for Congress and the White House, politicians must flip-flop i...

China's Auto Industry Meltdown: The Last Shall Be First?

Mike Smitka, economics / Washington and Lee First to exit, that is. The rush to enter China has led to a market with too many players with ...

Methodology for Calculating Demographics-Corrected Normal Employment Level

reposting from my no-longer-active US and Economics blog, original was November 2012 The Great Recession entailed a huge rise in unemploymen...