Business Cycles

September 14, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 14, 2015
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Part 2: How the Middle Income Trap Could Catch China

While some high middle income economies have slowed down and then accelerated again, using World Bank criteria, China's economic growth is tough to predict.

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September 13, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 13, 2015
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Part 1: The Trap That China Wants to Avoid

Currently slowing down, China's economic growth might be challenged by the middle income trap that has caught Brazil but not Taiwan or Malaysia.

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July 7, 2015
everyday economics and a good type of taxation, property taxes have incentives that do not constrain growth.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 7, 2015
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The Tax We Should Like

Among the least popular forms of taxation, property taxes are the most desirable because of their incentives, whom they target and their resilience.

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June 1, 2015
height bias
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 1, 2015
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India’s Height Mystery

Long assumed to have a direct relationship, the connection between height and GDP becomes more complex when we compare India and Africa.

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February 24, 2015
Everyday economics and the positive externalities of childhood vaccination have an economic impact.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 24, 2015
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The Vaccine Benefits That No One Talks About

With better school attendance and learning, and then higher work productivity, the positive externalities of childhood vaccination have an economic impact.

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February 12, 2015
Weekly economic news roundup and GDP
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 12, 2015
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Three Big Questions About the GDP

GDP problems include that it's not calculated the same way in different countries, its data can be tough to gather, and its components omit important items.

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