Political Economy

The Dreaded R word: Recession Looms Following Dismal Jobs Report

Lofty promises, the best of all worlds, Trumponomics 2.0 is a mashup of conflicting economic policies

Kamalanomics is a full fledged liberal approach to governance that will resonate with her base, but the economics remains unsound.

A basic game theoretic model is developed to explain the challenge of implementing social distancing across locales.

The coronavirus pandemic, while having taken its toll on China, also creates huge opportunities for China's continued global ascent.

A National Emergency is declared by President Trump and the markets react very positively to this. We explain the reason for this optimism.

President Trump's tariffs put economic trade models to the test, I argue that they should still come out unfazed. But what do they predict?

All eyes are on the FED and they expect an interest rate cut. Is an interest rate cut however necessary? Probably not.

A no-deal Brexit looms as Boris Johnson takes hold of the reins of the UK government. But what is Brexit all about?

Having a debt ceiling is a distraction from the real issue of reining in the deficit and slowing the growth of the federal debt.

Does an increase in the minimum wage lead to job losses or job increases? We turn from inconclusive empirics to methodical thinking.