Recent Posts Tagged With 'recession'

• New Research on Fiscal Policy

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 16:02 in Economy, recession, taxation

  From Greg Mankiw's BlogHarvard's Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna ReportLarge changes in fiscal policy: taxes versus spendingWe examine the evidence on episodes of large stances in fiscal policy, both in cases of fiscal stimuli and in that of fisca...

• The consumer is boss

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 16:41 in socialism, Economy, dinosaurs, recession

  “There is only one boss – the customer. And he/she can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”- Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founderSome of the best economic reading material you can get c...

• Guest blog - The New Normal Is Nothing New

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 14:43 in recession, media appearances, great depression

  Here is the link to my weekly guest blog at Green Candy.com:The New Normal Is Nothing New--------------------The New Normal Is Nothing New“In America, nothing is older than our habit of calling everything new.”- Mark TwainBy Jim HullerOctober 24,...

• Revisiting the 30\'s?

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 14:37 in unemployment, recession, great depression

  Thinking that spending is going to come back to 2003-2007 levels is wishful thinking in the face of rising unemployment. The most stinging statistic during recessions is what the unemployment rate is. Our official unemployment stands at 9.8% and I ...

• The worldwide economic crisis in a picture

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 09:33 in recession

  The biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history lies at anchor east of Singapore. Never before photographed, it is bigger than the U.S. and British navies combined but has no crew, no cargo and no destination - and is why your...

• Unemployment: Great Depression vs Great Recession

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 13:01 in unemployment, recession, great depression

  Unemployment: Great Depression vs Great RecessionPosted using ShareThis...

• How To Turn A Recession Into A Depression

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 11:22 in Economy, recession

  When it comes to the economy, it's a recession when your neighbor loses his job, but it's a depression when you lose yours!-Ronald ReaganI've been thinking a lot about what could take our current recession and make it worse. It's very possible that ...

• Interactive map of vanishing employment across the country.

  Posted on Monday April 20th, 2009 at 06:46 in unemployment, recession

  When Did Your County's Jobs Disappear?An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country.By Chris WilsonPosted Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 2:00 PM ETThe economic crisis, which has claimed more than 5 million jobs since the recession bega...