by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
President Trump and former President Obama are arguing over who deserves credit for the economy’s performance. Given the less-than-ideal numbers for labor force participation, I’m not convinced we should be celebrating. Regardless, here’s a quick assessment of whether...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Way back in early 2011, I wrote about the likelihood of various nations suffering a Greek-style meltdown. After speculating on the importance of debt burdens and interest payments, I concluded that …which nation will be the next domino to fall? …Some people think...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
In a recent interview, I got a chance to pontificate about the recipe for growth and prosperity. Free market capitalism revolutionized the western world, creating prosperitywhere there used to be deprivation. But that observation is the easy part. Later in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Whether I’m writing about a rich country or a poor country, my research starts with a visit to Economic Freedom of the World. Published by the Fraser Institute in Canada, EFW uses five major factors (fiscal, regulatory, monetary, trade, and quality of governance) to...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
When I write about the economics of fiscal policy and need to give people an easy-to-understand explanation on how government spending affects growth, I share my four-part video series. But. other than a much-too-short primer on growth and taxation from 2016, I don’t...
