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Category Archives: Economic policy

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Turley and Severino on West Virginia v EPA

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

In West Virginia v EPA the majority ruled Congress should stop letting bureaucrats make major decisions. Instead, obey Article 1 Section 1 Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged EPA, featured, greenhouse gases, major questions doctrine, Severino, Turley, West Virginia | Leave a reply

Casey Mulligan on the Coming Recession.

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

Casey Mulligan on the coming recession. Data table plus link to his full article. Gloomy outlook for next year, worse for the following four. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged featured, Mulligan, recession | Leave a reply
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Sen. Josh Hawley Questions Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Tony Lima

Sen. Hawley questioned Energy Sec. Granholm on the (very) high price of gasoline.  He listed Biden’s actions that decreased U.S. production. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy | Tagged featured, fossil fuel, gas prices, Granholm, Hawley

Restructuring the Municipal Bonds Market

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Tony Lima

Restructuring the municipal bonds market will not work. The proposed change eliminates the tax exemption for muni bond interest. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged corporate bonds, elasticity of substitution, featured, muni bond, municipal bond, substitutes
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Iowahawk on Student Loan Debt

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tony Lima

Iowahawk (David Burge, @iowahawkblog) has some thoughts on student loan debt.  While I don’t agree with all of them, it’s worth a read. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy, Politics | Tagged featured, iowahawk, student loan, student loan debt

Inflation Update

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Tony Lima

As more of the Biden administration’s team and agenda are made public, inflation expectations increased steadily. Bonus: what you can do. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged expected inflation, featured, inflation, term structure, warning signs
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If It Can’t Go On Forever, It Will Stop

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Tony Lima

if an activity can’t go on forever, it must eventually stop. Consider the rising U.S. government debt. If it can’t go on forever it will stop. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged default, failed treasury auction, featured, government debt, Herb Stein, Stein
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Inflation, Its Causes, and Money

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Tony Lima

The only way to lower inflation is to reduce the growth rate of the money supply.  The growth of M2 has exceeded 10% since March, 2020. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic Data, Economic policy | Tagged featured, inflation, money, money growth rate
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New Minimum Wage Research

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Tony Lima

States that increased the minimum wage by more than $1 per hour had lower job growth than those who raised the minimum wage by less than $1. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic Data, Economic policy | Tagged featured, minimum wage
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Democrats’ Tax Proposal Would Kill Community Banks

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Tony Lima

One section of the Democrats’ tax proposal would kill community banks.  Probably not all of them.  But it’s a killer indirect tax. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged banking, community banks, featured

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    In West Virginia v EPA the majority ruled Congress should stop letting bureaucrats make major decisions. Instead, obey Article 1 Section 1 Continue Reading →
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    Why did velocity decrease during the pandemic? What was the impact on monetary policy? How is the growth rate of M2 related to its level? Continue Reading →
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