By Unknown Jumat, 08 April 2016 job creation labor force growth macroeconomics normal employment Thank you Baby Boomers: The new norm is 60,000 jobs Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington and Lee University A simple projection from pre-Great-Recession levels suggests we need 150,000 new jobs ...
By Unknown Kamis, 25 Februari 2016 education Great Recession healthcare inflation interest rates Jim Bresnahan macroeconomics Mike Smitka united states WREL Radio Show: Looking Backward, Looking Forward Mike Smitka Professor of Economics, Washington and Lee University WREL Lexington (VA) is changing its format, so today is my last regular ra...
By Unknown Sabtu, 17 Januari 2015 CPI inflation macroeconomics PPI united states US Inflation Here are 4 graphs that give an overview of inflation from the perspective of both producers and consumers. Data are percent change from the ...
By Unknown Jumat, 14 November 2014 consumption tax fiscal policy Japan macroeconomics Prime Minister Abe Waiting for the stars to align: Japan's Consumption Tax increase Japan, as does much of the world, has long-run fiscal challenges. Its population aged faster than anticipated. No mechanism was put in place...
By Unknown Rabu, 20 Agustus 2014 expectations inflation interest rates macroeconomics secular stagnation US inflation yield curve Interest rates, inflation and growth I go through US data periodically for a weekly radio show on W3Z - WREL in Lexington, Virginia. Unfortunately they don't stream their lo...