There are more economists doing useful real-world work. But the closer you get to the pinnacle of the profession, the less has changed.
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Posted inWorking in America
‘Zero Interest in Doing Business’: TSMC Snubs Phoenix Construction Workers
The building trades just won a surprise victory through the city council. But despite the hot labor market, securing manufacturing jobs is an uphill battle for organized labor.
Posted inPolitics
Brandon Johnson’s Ground Game Defeats Obama Machine in Chicago
The progressive mayor-elect used strategic endorsements and people power to upset his tough-on-crime opponent.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy
The alleged science doesn’t match up to the real world.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Models Get the Economy Wrong
Seemingly complex and sophisticated econometric modeling often fails to take into account common sense and observable reality.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Promises Vengeance, and His Party Falls in Line
Policy, shmolicy. Republicans are the party of rage and retribution.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Comes After Neoliberalism?
We are winning the battle of ideas. We have a long way to go before we win the politics.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Breaking Away From Secret Concessions in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia is exploiting great-power competition to obtain security commitments from the U.S. This should be rejected.
Posted inTAP
Using Industrial Policy to Promote Social Justice
Today on TAP: Can the Biden administration maximize its leverage—and speak with one voice?
