Economic Policy
Big picture coverage of macroeconomics, political economy, and governments' roles in world commerce.
- The Dreaded R-Word Evan Sparks 05/08/2008
- Six AEI economists discuss the current state of the U.S. economy and the possibility of a 2008 recession.
- The Fast-Track Trade War Claude Barfield 05/07/2008
- No matter how our allies react to the Colombia spat, the politics of FTA passage may have been permanently changed.
- Your Guide to the Housing Crisis Alex J. Pollock 05/05/2008
- With the financial world in turmoil, here’s a handy guide to the bursting of the housing market bubble.
- The Case for Ending Ethanol Subsidies Diana Furchtgott-Roth 04/22/2008
- At a time of soaring food prices and concern over carbon emissions, George Bush needs to rethink his biofuel policy.
- Peter Pan Goes to Wall Street Vincent R. Reinhart 04/15/2008
- Participants in the subprime mortgage market had a ‘Never-Never Land’ attitude. Now we must clean up the mess.
- You Better Shop Around Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Andrew Brown 04/11/2008
- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has a simple reform plan that would improve insurance options for all Americans.
- The Road to a Bank Bailout Desmond Lachman 04/01/2008
- In order to protect U.S. taxpayers, the Federal Reserve should address financial problems transparently.
- Cuckoo for Switzerland John Fund 03/28/2008
- A small country with a skilled workforce, booming exports, and enormous prosperity has become the envy of Europe.
- Grading Bernanke: A Symposium THE AMERICAN 03/27/2008
- At a time of severe anxiety in the financial world, has the Fed acted wisely? Five experts share their thoughts.
- The Fed’s New Alphabet Soup Vincent Reinhart 03/24/2008
- Federal Reserve officials have effectively rewritten the rules on the role of a central bank in a market economy.