Trump’s Mercantilist Mess
Sep 5, 2019 laments that misguided protectionism is derailing otherwise favorable US tax and deregulatory policies.
Robert J. Barro
Robert J. Barro is Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He is co-author (with Rachel M. McCleary) of The Wealth of Religions: The Political Economy of Believing and Belonging.
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Is Politics Getting to the Fed? Is Politics Getting to the Fed?
Jul 23, 2019 sees no good economic reason for the sudden reversal of monetary-policy normalization this year.
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Mysteries of Monetary Policy Mysteries of Monetary Policy
Jul 4, 2019 is troubled that the current era of low, steady inflation still does not admit of a clear explanation.
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Trump Is Slowing US Economic Growth Trump Is Slowing US Economic Growth
Jun 4, 2019 concludes that the gains from the 2017 tax reforms are now being offset by trade tensions and other factors.
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My Best Growth Forecast Ever My Best Growth Forecast Ever
Apr 29, 2019 says that the 2017 tax cuts are having almost exactly the effects on the US economy predicted in early 2018.
