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How to Spot a Fake Trillion
The president says he’s brought in $21 trillion of new investment—six simple questions show why that number falls apart.
20 hrs ago
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Justin Wolfers
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Words Can Hurt the Economy
And Americans have a lot to say about the people running the show.
Oct 23
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Justin Wolfers
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Admitting I’m an Immigrant Shouldn’t Be Subversive
Why does support for immigration rise the harder the administration cracks down?
Oct 22
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Justin Wolfers
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It’s Not the Economy. It’s Who’s Running It.
Americans are more gloomy about the economy than they’ve ever been, and the usual data don’t explain it. A collapse in confidence in leadership does.
Oct 21
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Justin Wolfers
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The Government Just Cut in Line at the Bank
Who pays for the biggest deficit we’ve ever run without a war or a recession?
Oct 19
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Justin Wolfers
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All Onion, No Bloom
What we learned about the economy from Outback Steakhouse and Count Dracula
Oct 17
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Justin Wolfers
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Stacey Vanek Smith
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The $7.26 Cappuccino Problem
Inflation is 3.7%. Why does it feel like it doubled overnight?
Oct 16
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Justin Wolfers
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The Inflation Surprise Nobody Wanted
Prices rose faster than forecasters expected, paychecks fell further behind, and the Fed’s next move went from unlikely to a toss-up.
Oct 14
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Justin Wolfers
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The Kim Kardashian Problem in Welfare Economics
Markets would give Kim K the last slice of pie, and calling that “efficient” is an ethical judgement.
Oct 13
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Justin Wolfers
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The Most Successful Failure in Economics Just Won a Nobel Prize
Bob Hall and Mike Woodford rebuilt macroeconomics around a simple idea—to understand the sum of us, you need to understand each of us.
Oct 12
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Justin Wolfers
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The Economic Theory of War Is: Don’t
If you’re already in one, figure out where it ends and jump there.
Oct 9
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Justin Wolfers
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America Doesn’t Have a Shortage of Red Dye
The president’s new diesel order knocks down the wall between two pools of fuel, but does nothing to refill it.
Oct 8
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Justin Wolfers
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