Economic Perspectives

An introduction to U.S. macroeconomic policy issues, such as how we use monetary and fiscal policies to promote economic growth, low unemployment, and low inflation.

Thursday, January 5, 2017

The primary cause of the U.S. public debt is insufficient tax revenues.

How “Voodoo” Caused Most of the National Debt We’re still great, but here’s how national-debt policy was captured by Wall Street and we...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Causes of Income Inequality in the United States

There are many potential causes of income inequality in the United States. They include market factors, tax and transfer policies, and oth...

If you thought income inequality was bad, get a load of wealth inequality

When we think about and discuss economic inequality in this country, we usually focus on income inequality: The CEO who makes 300 times mor...

The Many Ways to Measure Economic Inequality

September 22, 2015 The many ways to measure economic inequality By Drew DeSilver ... ... ... ... http://www....

A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality

http://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality

35 soul-crushing facts about American income inequality.

Here are 35 soul-crushing facts about American income inequality. For example, the money given out in Wall Street bonuses last year was ...

The Unequal State of America: a Reuters series

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/income-inequality

Inequality In U.S. Is Scarily High and Rising

In June 2013, President Obama acknowledged that inequality is on the rise "even though the economy is growing." That growth has...

An OECD study in 2013 found that the U.S. had the highest income inequality in the developed world.

An OECD study in 2013 found that the U.S. had the highest income inequality in the developed world. Read more here: http://www.oecd.org/...

Next Time Someone Argues For 'Trickle-Down' Economics, Show Them This

In her Huffington Post article, Kathleen Miles suggests that the "Next Time Someone Argues For 'Trickle-Down' Economics, Show ...

The U.S. Is Even More Unequal Than You Realized

The chart above, from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) using the World Top Incomes Database, shows how i...

The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest

The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest By David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy April 22, 2014 The American middle class...

The Rising Costs of U.S. Income Inequality

In her December 1, 2014 article, Laura Tyson, the form chair of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers, explains "The...

Voting to Cut Taxes Might Actually Increase Your Taxes - Evidence from Florida

Amendment One to the Constitution of the State of Florida promised to provide residents with property tax relief. But a primary conseque...

As the sociologists Stephen McNamee and Robert Miller Jr. point out in their book, The Meritocracy Myth , Americans widely believe that s...

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JOHN BUCK: Jacksonville, Florida; I am a professor of economics at Jacksonville University, where I teach courses in introductory economics, comparative economic development, and globalization. I use this blog to keep in touch with my current and former students. Teachers and students at other schools, as well as others interested in economic issues, are welcome to use this resource.

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