the economy

From Josh Barro: “This Is the Economy We’ll Be Going Into the Election With”

Andrew Donaldson May 16, 2024

With "it's the economy, stupid" accepted political truth, the chattering classes question in an election year should...

We Need Countercyclical Spending, Not Counterintuitive Spending Cuts IFRL-Mindiv-tk-hammonds-743182-unsplash

We Need Countercyclical Spending, Not Counterintuitive Spending Cuts

Erik Kain September 1, 2011

Matt Yglesias points out once again that since we can borrow money at basically negative real interest...

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the economy

From Josh Barro: “This Is the Economy We’ll Be Going Into the Election With”

We Need Countercyclical Spending, Not Counterintuitive Spending Cuts

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