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Edwin G. Dolan holds a PhD in economics from Yale University. He has taught in the United States at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, George Mason University and Gettysburg College. From 1990 to 2001, he taught in Moscow, Russia, where he and his wife founded the American Institute of ...more

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The Macroeconomic Implications Of The CARES Act
In response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has just passed a $2 trillion spending package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
Quantitative Easing Alone Will Not Cure COVID-19
The Federal Reserve is the nation’s first line of defense against recession. Unlike Congress, which controls taxes and government spending, the Fed can make changes in interest rates on a moment’s notice.
The Coronavirus And The Economy: A Tutorial
COVID-19 will harm the U.S. economy.As of this writing, the effects have barely begun to show up in statistics on employment, inflation, and real output. But just how bad will the impacts be, and what, if anything, can be done about them?
Looking At Income Distribution In America
The latest data on poverty and income distribution for U.S. households shows small improvements for 2018 compared with the year before.
A Little-Noticed Inflation Indicator That Is Worth A Closer Look
As talk of a new recession grows louder, everyone is watching some favorite indicator. The yield curve, claims for unemployment, the quits rate — you name it.
Investment And Exports Explain Why The Economy Isn’t Taking Off Like A Rocket
President Donald Trump’s huge tax cut was supposed to make the economy take off “like a rocket ship.” It hasn't worked out that way...
Trends In The Distribution Of Weath Are Even Scarier Than Trends In Income
Democratic candidates are right when they say that despite moderate inflation and record low unemployment, the economy is not really working for working people.
It's Time To Phase Out Employer Sponsored Health Insurance. Here's How.
Close to half of all Americans receive health insurance through their jobs. No other major country is health care coverage tied as closely to employment as in the United States. But American-style ESHI has three major unintended consequences...
Medicare For America: A Health Care Plan That Deserves A Second Look
Last December a health care reform bill called Medicare for America was introduced but received little publicity. It deserves a closer look.
The Economics Of A Job Guarantee
A federal job guarantee (JG) is one of the hardy perennials of American politics. Such a guarantee would offer public-service employment to anyone who wanted it, with government at some level or an approved nonprofit organization as the employer.
A Shopping Trip To The Past Reveals An Important Truth About Inflation
Inflation has been pretty well contained lately, averaging well below the Fed’s target rate of 2 percent. But could the true rate of inflation be even lower than that?
In Search Of A Better Measure Of Labor Market Slack
The standard unemployment rate counts people as unemployed only if they are not working but have actively looked for work in the previous four weeks.
Two Charts That Show Why We Are Not Ready For The Next Recession
Running the economy hot has produced some good numbers in the short run, but warning signs are beginning to accumulate.
Why Do We Work So Much And Take So Little Leisure?
America’s obsession with work has produced a record-low unemployment rate and the developed world’s shortest vacations. It has also produced a backlash.
Take A Closer Look At Labor Force Participation. Is It Really As Good As It Looks?
The headline take-away from the October employment report was the robust gain of 250,000 payroll jobs. Still, that monthly uptick was not enough to break labor force participation out of the stagnation that has prevailed since late 2015.
Discordant Data On Investment And Net Exports Spoil An Otherwise Bright Q3 GDP Report
US GDP continued its expansion in Q3 at a pace only slightly slower than earlier in the year. According to the advance estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in Q3, compared to 4.2 percent in Q2.
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