Money, Velocity, Levels, and Changes
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 →
Tag Archives: covid
How States Are Recovering From COVID
You will immediately recognize the problem. GDP growth includes population growth. We almost always look at GDP per capita. Continue Reading →
COVID and Kids
The data on COVID and kids suggest spending more on protecting kids from accidents, homicides, and suicides. Masking is worse than useless. Continue Reading →
Good Policies for Managing COVID in Offices
Jenne Raub posted a Twitter thread with excellent advice for office managers dealing with COVID issues. There’s some great advice here. Continue Reading →
COVID Eviction Moratorium Fraud
The COVID eviction moratorium fraud story broke on the Mock ‘n’ Rob podcast August 3. From PA: there is a surge in home buyers from NY. Continue Reading →
Biden Administration COVID Policies Are Racist
The Biden administration COVID policies are racist. That’s the argument advanced by Rav Arora, an active member of the commentariat. Continue Reading →
CDC estimated a one-year decline in life expectancy in 2020. Not so — try five days
In plain English, Mr. Bach explains how the CDC calculated the change in life expectancy, why it was wrong, and then fixes their math. Continue Reading →
How the Government Screwed Up COVID-19 Data
This is public health malpractice. We still do not know why some 40-year-olds end up in the hospital while others spend a day or two in bed. Continue Reading →
COVID Deaths in the Older Population
Almost everyone has seen the controversies about which states have done better and which have done worse handling the COVID pandemic. A good measure is looking at how the most Continue Reading →
Casey Mulligan on School Reopening
He recently published a Twitter thread about school reopening. Read carefully. Then ask yourself if the camp should have closed the sailing school at all. Continue Reading →