Economic Growth

March 19, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the political center
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 19, 2015
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Six Ways to Make Government Better

One of many examples in Peter Schuck's new book, the Social Security program shows how government can be successful and also why it "fails so often."

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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 20, 2015
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 20, 2015
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Part 2: What To Do When More People Are Old

Facing an aging population and more entitlements, countries that are encouraging more births to expand the labor force might be creating a bigger problem.

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February 19, 2015
Everyday economics and Aging populations and birth rates
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 19, 2015
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Part 1: What To Do When More People Are Old

As population shifts, developed nations will have redistribution decisions as the proportion of the non-working aged and the young need more labor income.

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February 13, 2015
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 13, 2015
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Pondering the Bunker Hill Theory of Inflation

As the source of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve has to decide if interest rates should rise when inflation is low but a jobs recovery has begun.

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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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February 9, 2015
Everyday economics and human capital formation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 9, 2015
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One Reason We Can’t Believe in Innate Talent

Limiting potential economic growth, the myth of innate talent in disciplines like philosophy diminishes the pool of female and Afro-American human capital.

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January 27, 2015
Everyday economics of income mobility
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 27, 2015
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The Reason It Can Be Tough to Cross the Street

Called the American Dream, the income mobility that lifts a child beyond a parent's poverty can depend on a community's characteristics.

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January 8, 2015
Everyday Economics and how dynamic scoring is controversial because it spotlights growth instead of spending categories.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 8, 2015
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Understanding a New Tax Issue

With the House requiring dynamic scoring of tax legislation from the CBO, the bigger tax debate resurfaces on how much redistribution and spending.

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December 28, 2014
Everyday econ omics and the metric switch
Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 28, 2014
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Why the Metric Switch is so Tough

The expense and complexities of switching to the metric system have prevented the change, and have affected how standard weights and measures help globalization.

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December 16, 2014
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 16, 2014
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Why Academy Award Winners Might Live Longer

Relating income inequality to the stress felt by low status Bolivian Tsimane men and academy award losers, researchers said that stress that harms health.

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December 15, 2014
Everyday economics and the internet in Italy
Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 15, 2014
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Italy and the EU: An Internet Story

Looking at internet connectivity as a part of the EU's information infrastructure, we can see how Italy is behind and reflects member nation contrasts.

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