The IMF and Hungary
Understandably, our media has focused its economic reporting on the US and secondarily other advanced capitalist countries, like Germany and France. Developments in the rest of the world have largely...
View ArticleThe Objectivity Of The Economics Profession
Economists are fond of presenting themselves as above the fray. They theorize that people are self-interested maximizers. Well, all people but economists. Economists don’t have any vested interest...
View ArticleThe Art Of Research
There is serious research and then there is obfuscation that poses as serious research. I am spending time in Dublin, Ireland, learning about developments here. One thing that is obvious is that the...
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Tax Tricks And Globalization
Globalization offers companies many ways to boost profits at the public expense. A case in point: they can use differences in national tax laws to slash their taxes. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are...
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Declining Prospects For Growth
You know things are serious when leading mainstream economists and established international organizations continually revise downward their estimates for future growth. The chart below shows...
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Victory in Greece
Syriza won the Greek election and its leader, Alexis Tsipras, is now prime minister—the Greek people showed bravery and intelligence and we should be studying as well as supporting the efforts of...
View ArticleA Critical Look At Capitalist Globalization
My latest article, on capitalist globalization, appears in the current issue of the journal Critical Asian Studies. For a limited time the journal is making it freely available. Here is the abstract...
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Greece Versus The Troika
“Reports From The Economic Front” is moving. For a short time it will appear at both its current location and future home. Still working on the email subscription function. The Greek drama continues...
View ArticleA Test Of Power in Brussels
“Reports From The Economic Front” is moving. For a short time it will appear at both its current location and future home. There is a lot to learn from the standoff in Brussels between Syriza and the...
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Victory: Greece Over The Troika
“Reports From The Economic Front” will soon be moving to its future home. It seems certain that the political economy textbooks of the future will include a chapter on the experience of Greece in 2015....
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Lessons From A Defeat In Europe
Reports From The Economic Front will soon be moving to its new location. The Troika are celebrating the end of negotiations with Greece, proclaiming that thanks to their tireless efforts the Eurozone...
View ArticleThe Objectivity Of The Economics Profession
Economists are fond of presenting themselves as above the fray. They theorize that people are self-interested maximizers. Well, all people but economists. Economists don’t have any vested interest...
View ArticleThe Art Of Research
There is serious research and then there is obfuscation that poses as serious research. I am spending time in Dublin, Ireland, learning about developments here. One thing that is obvious is that the...
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Inequality: Bad For (most) People, Good For Profits
Reports From The Economic Front Will Soon Move To Its New Location. The IMF recently published a report titled Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective. Among its nuggets: an...
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Signs Of Global Slowdown
Reports From the Economic Front will soon only be available at its new location, https://economicfront.wordpress.com/ There are growing signs that the global economy is slowly but steadily heading...
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