Globalization

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington & Lee Univ i'm pondering the nature of globalization in the auto industry. In addition, suppliers...

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...

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...

Cheap Oil Forever? – Disaster for the (Auto) Industry!

Mike Smitka, Economics Dept, Washington and Lee University The global auto industry is placing very large bets on the value of lightweightin...