http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:17:48 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Member-of-the-House-questioning-Health-Care-Reforms-promises?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner As time passes the recently passed Health Care reform bill HR.3962 has undergone a deep analysis with partisans on both sides of the debate offering their opinions on various elements of the bill. One of the better articles regarding this came from a... Health Care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Member-of-the-House-questioning-Health-Care-Reforms-promises?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Why-stimulus-jobs-reports-need-to-be-accurate?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner My two articles on the false reporting on the number of jobs saved or created by the stimulus (Nov 13, and Nov 18) have received quite a bit of attention and a small amount of controversy from readers who fail to understand the danger inherent in the... Stimulus Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Why-stimulus-jobs-reports-need-to-be-accurate?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d18-More-stimulus-job-fraud-caught-by-the-media?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner The discovery of fraudulent stimulus jobs counts has continued since my last post on the matter. The best article and report comes from the Washington Examiner, which produced a map with markers for the location of false reports. And the reports a... Economic News Economic Reports Stimulus Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:14:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d18-More-stimulus-job-fraud-caught-by-the-media?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d17-October-Federal-deficit-sets-new-records-investors-starting-to-worry?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner One area that generates considerable angst among certain groups is the government deficit. During the previous administration there were multiple examples of columnists and others complaining about how the budget was brought into balance during th... Economic News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:16:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d17-October-Federal-deficit-sets-new-records-investors-starting-to-worry?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Years-later-land-from-Kelo-decision-stands-vacant-Businesses-involved-have-pulled-out?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner One ruling from the US Supreme Court that created a lot of controversy in the last decade was the Kelo v City of New London case where the city was using its powers of eminent domain to force several residents to give up their homes. The argument ... Perverse Incentives Series Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:14:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Years-later-land-from-Kelo-decision-stands-vacant-Businesses-involved-have-pulled-out?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Media-is-discovering-the-count-of-jobs-saved-by-stimulus-is-fraudulent?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Recently the administration claimed that the stumulus bill passed back in February was responsible for more than one million jobs being "saved or created". If this was true it would be a huge shot in the arm for an economy that is still ... Politics Economic Reports Observations Stimulus Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:32:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Media-is-discovering-the-count-of-jobs-saved-by-stimulus-is-fraudulent?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Economist-predicts-unemployment-to-12-percent?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner The media fight over just how high the unemployment rate in the US has been fierce with some claiming that the tide will turn soon, but others showing much less optimism and expecting unemployment to linger or worsen. One of those who does not see... Unemployment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Economist-predicts-unemployment-to-12-percent?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Economics-professor-questions-groupthink-about-government-interventions?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner One of the old often quoted axioms is that statistics lie and liars use statistics. In the economic world statistics are often used to show growth or prosperity. What many of those who quote those statistics forget to mention is whether or not the... Economists Current Debates Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Economics-professor-questions-groupthink-about-government-interventions?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Some-nations-moving-away-from-easy-moneystimulus-spending-being-cutback?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Time Magazine is the first to openly report the fact that some nations are beginning to raise their interest rates, and it asks an interesting question. Can the US keep pushing its stimulus in a world that has clearly begun to prepare for the econ... Economic Reports Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:35:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Some-nations-moving-away-from-easy-moneystimulus-spending-being-cutback?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Marx-saw-all-labor-as-equal-in-a-way--Marism-series?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Last Thursday I wrote an article which discusses some of the flaws with the theories of Karl Marx. Now its no secret that his theories are still debated by many people and that attempts to claim that they are flawed usually run into the argument t... Concepts Marxism Series Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:20:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Marx-saw-all-labor-as-equal-in-a-way--Marism-series?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Unemployment-breaks-the-10-barrier?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Due to the psychological importance of the unemployment rate breaking the 10% barrier, I am delaying part 2 of the series on Marxism for a later date. As always on the first Thursday of a month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its in... Economic Reports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:12:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Unemployment-breaks-the-10-barrier?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Theories-of-Karl-Marx-were-wrong--Marxism-series--part-1?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Perhaps one of the biggest influences on those who decry the inherent flaws in capitalism is the 19th century writer Karl Marx. Many of those that cry the loudest about how the fatcats in charge of the corporations of modern society are unfairly c... Concepts Marxism Series Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:50:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Theories-of-Karl-Marx-were-wrong--Marxism-series--part-1?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Different-views-on-the-possiblity-of-a-robust-recovery?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner One reason that economic forecasts vary so much is that we lack historical knowledge and statistics that can be used in a comparative way. Economics as a discipline of study for university professors only appears after Adam Smith published his wor... Current Debates Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:17:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Different-views-on-the-possiblity-of-a-robust-recovery?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Worries-about-government-debts-mount-Japan-in-spotlight?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Right now one thing that is not receiving much attention from the media is the government debt. Its true that at the end of World War II, the debt at the time was proportionally larger compared to the economy than the current debt, but considering... Current Debates Economic News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:45:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Worries-about-government-debts-mount-Japan-in-spotlight?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-response-to-a-reader?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Over the weekend a commenter reading one of my articles left a message that he was a bit upset with my portrayal of the stimulus as less than effective and claimed that my article was politically motivated by a dislike of the administration. His e... Concepts Questions Series Observations Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:48:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-response-to-a-reader?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Another-economic-debate-this-time-between-Bartlett-and-Tamny?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner Economist Bruce Bartlett is remembered for being a major policy advisor during the Reagan Administration. His book Reaganomics written in 1981 is part of what brought him to prominence in the economic and political world and his advice is still li... Current Debates Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:09:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Another-economic-debate-this-time-between-Bartlett-and-Tamny?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Be-wary-of-initial-3rd-quarter-GDP-growth-numbers?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner The US Department of Commerce has issued its report on the growth of the US economy for the period between July and September, and the 3.5% growth rate has some people cheering. However, most observers note that much of the growth has been boosted... Economic Reports Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:30:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Be-wary-of-initial-3rd-quarter-GDP-growth-numbers?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Proposed-deficits-threaten-to-kill-recovery?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner As the debate continues to reign about the possibility of huge new Federal spending programs, and increasing number of economists and writers are beginning to question the wisdom of deficit spending, especially at the levels being proposed. In the... Current Debates Economic News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:47:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Proposed-deficits-threaten-to-kill-recovery?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-More-artguments-against-using-the-theories-of-Keynes-to-solve-recession?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner After publishing my series on some of the faults in Keynesian economics I found that others in the economic world have noticed some of the same flaws and even observed some new ones that I did not address in my articles. One of the first came out ... Economists Keynesian Theory Series Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:55:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-More-artguments-against-using-the-theories-of-Keynes-to-solve-recession?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Economics-of-mandates-clearly-negative?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner The health care debate continues with politicians proposing various solutions to insure that everyone is given some level of coverage. Many of the proposals include mandates and penalties for failing to comply. These sound good politically, but in... Health Care Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:16:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2988-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Economics-of-mandates-clearly-negative?cid=exrss-San-Diego-Economy-Examiner