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.

Monday, May 14, 2012

The Regulation Debate

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Take a look at the May 11, 2012 Associate Press article entitled “Calls to toughen regulation follow JPMorgan loss.” [ http://news.yahoo...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

2 + 2 = ?

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Here is a joke about economists: A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job. The interviewer calls in the mathem...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Baby Boomers - The Most Selfish Generation

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“ The Greatest Generation ” is a term coined by journalist Tom Brokaw to describe the men and women who served or supported the United State...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Obama's Job Creation Record

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The full chart can be seen at http://my.democrats.org/Jobs-Chart . The Obama administration feels the President's jobs record is being ...
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Employment Situation - January 2012

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The latest Employment Situation news release has been posted on the BLS website at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf and also ...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Employment Situation - December 2011

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The latest Employment Situation news release has been posted on the BLS website at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf and also ...
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Why Ron Paul is not Taken Seriously

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Advocates of U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul, seem befuddled that his economic proposals do not receive more support and consideration....
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Monday, August 29, 2011

The Economic Role of Government

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As I tell my students, it is a legitimate and defensible position to argue that the government should not try to manage the macroeconomy. F...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

EMPLOYMENT SITUATION - July 2011

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2011 Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 117,000 in July, and the unemployment rate...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

U.S. Debt Clock

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http://www.usdebtclock.org/
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

US Uncut: Corporate Tax Cheats Are Bankrupting America

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Click the image above to enlarge it. According to its website , " US Uncut is a grassroots movement taking direct action against corpo...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Republican cuts would cost 700,000 jobs

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In the March 1, 2009 article " Republican cuts would cost 700,000 jobs: Report ," Zachary Roth reports that Mark Zandi, a prominen...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Charts reveal shocking income inequality

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"Some new data crunches show how the gap between rich and poor has widened into a chasm." In the February 23, 2011 Yahoo! article...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer – and Turned it s Back on the Middle Class.

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Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer – and Turned it s Back on the Middle Class - by Jacob S. Hacker From the pub...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Infographic: Visualizing the National Debt

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Infographic Source: National Debt LifesLittleMysteries.com Click the image above to see it completely.
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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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