by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve been writing about China this week (see here and here) because I’m teaching economics at Northeastern University in Shenyang. But, regardless of my location, I probably would be writing about China this week anyhow because the country’s leadership has been having...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
I wrote yesterday that I’m in China this week, teaching at Northeastern University in Shenyang. This gives me a good excuse to write a series of columns about Chinese economic policy. Our first entry was about demographics, which is a challenge in China (as well as...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m in China this week, teaching about fiscal policy, convergence theory, and inequality at Northeastern University in Shenyang. So it’s a good opportunity to write about some pluses and minuses of Chinese economic policy. We’ll start this series...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m not a political pundit, but I’m guessing that yesterday’s despicable assassination attempt on Donald Trump increases the likelihood that he reclaims the White House. That’s probably not good news for trade policy (though Biden has been just as bad),...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 13, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Bidenomics has been a failure, as measured by variables such as poverty, subsidies, inflation, protectionism, household income, fiscal policy, red tape, and employment. But if asked to pick the most important problem for Biden...
