Blog More on the income inequality gap By: Fran Smith 06/20/2007 Just came across this article on income inequality by Nobel Prize economist Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy. It’s relevant to my post earlier…
Blog OECD looks at globalization’s effect on workers By: Fran Smith 06/20/2007 A new OECD report that looks at the effects of globalization on employment points out that while technological change is a major driver in…
Blog Farm bill update — more feeding at the trough recommended By: Fran Smith 06/20/2007 A House agriculture subcommittee yesterday recommended extending the 2002 Farm Bill’s commodity programs instead of reforming the massive taxpayer- and consumer-funded…
Blog The “green faerie” flies again By: Fran Smith 06/19/2007 Saw that the previously banned alcoholic beverage absinthe is now being sold by a New York liquor store at about $60 a bottle.
Blog Prospects for more open trade closing up By: Fran Smith 06/18/2007 Lots of articles on trade issues today — and most of them are bleak in terms of trade liberalization. Instead, reporters are focusing on the…
Blog The Fed focuses on subprime mortgages By: Fran Smith 06/06/2007 I just learned that the Federal Reserve will hold a public hearing on subprime mortgages so the Fed can assess whether it should revise…
