EconWatch.com: August 2006 Archives

EconWatch.com > August 31, 2006

"Historical Aspects of U.S. Trade Policy"

[Economist's View] Historical Aspects of U.S. Trade Policy, by Douglas A. Irwin, NBER Reporter: While international trade and trade policy continue to be as controversial as ever, the United States has been committed for more than half a century to maintaining an open market.

Poverty Rate Unchanged, Bush Says “Told Ya So, Nanny-Nanny Poo-Poo”

[ Lift While Climbing] “The nation’s poverty rate was essentially unchanged last year, the first year it hasn’t increased since before President Bush took office… However, the number of people without health insurance increased to 46.6 million in 2005.

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August 31, 2006

"Historical Aspects of U.S. Trade Policy"

Posted at 05:56 AM

Poverty Rate Unchanged, Bush Says “Told Ya So, Nanny-Nanny Poo-Poo”

Posted at 05:55 AM

August 21, 2006

Vroom

[Economist's View] Free-Trade Ain't What It Used to Be, by Dean Baker: USA Today had a greatstory about President Bush's visit to a Harley-Davidson factor in York, Pennsylvania to tout the merits of "free-trade." The reason why the story was so great is that the plant is in fact a testament to the effective use of protectionist policies to sustain a favored industry.

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Build It, and They Will Stay Home

[Economist's View] But doing all we can to encourage investment in poor countries is the best way to solve the wealth gap and associated problems in the long-run, and that may mean accepting US companies outsourcing or moving to poorer countries during the transition period, and allowing more immigrants from those countries to come here and work. But by whatever means, economic development in poorer countries is the key to resolving many of the difficult problems we face and the only way to achieve a lasting solution.

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August 17, 2006

Rich Countries, Corruption and Aid to the World’s Poor

[ statastic.com] In an unrelated but equally interesting measure, Transparency International has for several years been publishing the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in order to draw attention to the role of corruption in stifling economic development. When we look at corruption in rich countries, there appears to be a parallel between increased corruption and decreased effectiveness at helping poor countries.

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AFL-CIO Yay to Day Laborers, and No to Joe

[Lift While Climbing] AFL-CIO Yay to Day Laborers, and No to Joe Filed under: Misc., Housing, Immigration, Labor, New York City, US Politics, International Trade, International politics, Culture of Corruption, Laws & Regulation, Economic Justice, Netroots ”” keeley @ 8:09 pm AFL-CIO still making waves from distancing itself from Joe Lieberman by withdrawing its support for his independent bid, it’s now overtly supporting the National Day Laborers Organizing Network. Drum Major Institute fellow Adrianne Shropshire discusses the NDLON move here. The Next Hurrah discuss the possibility that Lieberman’s actions since the AFL-CIO’s plug pulling have been illegal? Comments (0) August 15, 2006...

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August 15, 2006

If I was in charge”¦

[The way I see it] If I was in charge”¦ Posted by Faisal on August 14th, 2006 Disclaimer: Proposed, sometimes detailed, solutions to Egypt’s problems coming your way...

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Josh Brown: Wrestling With War: An Addendum

[Emerging Church Blogs] I made a couple of thoughts about how I think playing a more role up front, instead of just putting out fires, would go a long way in preventing some conflict.

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August 11, 2006

A Little Bit of Good Macroeconomic News on International Trade

[Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal] However, if the Federal government continues to refuse to intervene (as Free Trade theory insists is the only right course), not only must our economy decline but our exchange rate must also decline - and both drastically, to cut the trade deficit in half (50% decline rather than 0.3% decline).

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International trade narrows.

[Dismally, as it relates to the economy.] And that's why the dollar doesn't collapse (nor will it) every time we buy something from overseas. The businesses on the other end are accumulating the cash they receive from us and investing it right here in our markets.

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August 09, 2006

What Were Economists Saying About Income Inequality in 1997? An Interview with Arrow and Judd

[Economist's View] I drew a blank trying to find something to post or write about today and tonight, slow economics day I guess, so I dug up a couple of old interviews...

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Managing Globalization: A New Trade Bandwagon - Are Rich-Poor Pacts Fair?

[YaleGlobal Online Magazine] Last week Rodrigo de Rato, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned countries against switching their efforts to bilateral deals: "Multilateral trade reform remains the best way forward, and there are potential costs from bilateral agreements in trade diversion, confusion, and demands on limited institutional capacity."

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August 05, 2006

Trade Deficit? What Trade Deficit?

[EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty] So Bryan, in the spirit of your public finance lecture I must ask how much you have tied up in currency markets betting on the dollar increasing? I can't imagine how awkward THAT conversation must have been, given how things went when you moved into mostly international assets.

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Commerce/Business Students-Listen on line to this Business Sense Program

[The News is NowPublic.com | NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Students can listen to the weekly programs on-line (archived) to help get up to speed on what is happening in the real world of Commerce. Check out the August 3, 2006 program that highlights a UBC student travelling to Hong Kong and China for an Economic Trade Mission as a member of Junior Team Canada!

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EconWatch.com > August 31, 2006

"Historical Aspects of U.S. Trade Policy"

Poverty Rate Unchanged, Bush Says “Told Ya So, Nanny-Nanny Poo-Poo”

August 31, 2006

"Historical Aspects of U.S. Trade Policy"

Poverty Rate Unchanged, Bush Says “Told Ya So, Nanny-Nanny Poo-Poo”