By Unknown Kamis, 10 September 2015 Asia China Gansu James Vena Lanzhou Mao Tianamen Square Xinjiang Reconsidering China: An Essay by James Vena | Jun 3, 2014 | Essays | posted by David Ruggles Co-blogger Mike Smitka (住老师 in his China class) comments at the end. He's...
By Unknown Selasa, 08 September 2015 gender issues Great Recession older workers participation retirement teen workers united states women in the labor force Generational War: Do Older Worker Squeeze Today's Young Out of Jobs? Weekly WREL Radio Show Click on Figures to enlarge! Figure 1 Mike Smitka I generally focus on the medium-run picture of the US labor market, the recovery process f...
By Unknown Kamis, 27 Agustus 2015 bubbles China construction labor force participation older americans stock market teens united states volatility Thursday morning radio: the economy on WREL Mike Smitka Well, I've gone through another week without a post on the auto industry, but Thursday has come and my WREL Lexington (VA) r...
By Unknown Minggu, 23 Agustus 2015 fracking oil prices OPEC petroleum Saudi Arabia united states Low oil prices: not a Saudi conspiracy Mike Smitka Saudi Arabia is not what it used to be. Their petroleum and other liquids production in 2014, at 11.6 million barrels per day [...
By Unknown Sabtu, 22 Agustus 2015 Chinese yuan housing starts inflation macreconomics oil prices radio US economy WREL Thursday Update (albeit posting late) Mike Smitka I do a weekly radio segment on the economy on WREL, the local Lexington Virgina AM radio station. Here are my notes from the Au...
By Unknown Senin, 17 Agustus 2015 China Chinese yuan depreciation Euro foreign exchange rates interest rates international trade Japanese yen US dollar China: yuan depreciation or dollar appreciation? by Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington and Lee University The coverage I've read focuses, implicitly or explicitly, on the RMB [yuan 元] /...
By Unknown Rabu, 03 Juni 2015 Brazil bubble business strategies credit cycles FICO financial sector growth Latin American debt crisis LIBOR risk S&L crisis How to Grow a Financial Business: Bubbles vs the Long Haul I've been struck by the correlation between large shifts in the flow of funds and bubbles, but haven't found data other than for the...