EconWatch.com: February 2012 Archives

EconWatch.com > February 29, 2012

A Minimum Wage or a Free Economy?

[The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG] The Conservative and Liberal Democrat halves of our ruling coalition government are engaged in a debate over employment legislation, with some Conservatives calling for less regulation of employment and also for smaller companies to be exempt from minimum-wage legislation. Libertarians oppose state regulation, although I think it would be fair to say that libertarians are seeking a more holistic, workable approach than simply deleting minimum-wage laws.

First Read - Romney refocuses on economy after tough Michigan ...

[Newsvine - First Read - Articles] After the event, as Romney shook hands along the ropeline, the press corps swarmed around a different political celebrity -- Joe the Plumber, who gamely answered questions about the state of play in Ohio, and whether or not he planned to endorse a candidate (he does not) for some 15 minutes.

Posted at 07:07 PM

February 29, 2012

A Minimum Wage or a Free Economy?

Posted at 07:08 PM

First Read - Romney refocuses on economy after tough Michigan ...

Posted at 07:07 PM

February 28, 2012

RealClearMarkets - The Economy and the 2012 Elections

[RealClearMarkets - Articles] Now, 20 years later, Republicans are hoping the economy will help unseat another incumbent and bring them the White House. Whether fairly or not, by the time they are seeking reelection, the public holds sitting presidents responsible for the state of the economy.

Posted at 07:07 PM

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Gasoline Intensity of The Economy

[Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog] This provides some evidence that gasoline prices are not too high, but too low -- by exactly how much we can certainly debate. Those who'd like to argue the other side should address the following (a) whether you accept that decreasing gasoline intensity of economic activity is a desired outcome, and if yes, then (b) if pricing is not an appropriate tool to influence this outcome, what you would recommend instead.

Posted at 07:06 PM

February 25, 2012

UK Bubble UK Economy: UK economy - still no recovery

[UK Bubble UK Economy] The UK economy is still four percent off its 2007 peak. Still, it would have been so much worse without quantitative easing and massive fiscal deficits.

Posted at 05:07 PM

Economy gets a pat on back from IMF - The Nation

[NationMultimedia.com - Business] "With the global economy projected to remain subdued and expand by only 3.3 per cent in 2012, strong domestic demand will be necessary to sustain the recovery. However, there are downside risks: the strains in Europe could further intensify and undermine global economic growth as well as overall momentum in Asia;

Posted at 05:06 PM

February 24, 2012

Is the Rangers crisis undermining the false economy of Scottish ...

[Slugger O'Toole] It is difficult to believe now that one country recently sent 19 delegations to Ireland to study how well our economy was managed. The revelation that our model of economic management featured positively in political and .

Posted at 02:37 PM

Prison Planet.com » Proof that War Is Bad for the Economy

[Prison Planet.com] Two top American economists - Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff - show that the more indebted a country is, with a government debt/GDP ratio of 0.9, and external debt/GDP of 0.6 being critical thresholds, the more GDP growth drops materially.

Posted at 02:35 PM

February 22, 2012

RealClearPolitics - If Economy Is Rising, Why Is Dependency ...

[RealClearPolitics - Homepage] The government is at full throttle to present the economy as improving especially in light of the upcoming election. At the same time, there has been a stunning rise in dependency as most recently presented by the Heritage Foundation.

Posted at 07:06 PM

Good Grief… Valerie Jarrett: Unemployment Stimulates the Economy

[The Gateway Pundit] “The Daily Caller has obtained documents, emails and communications showing how President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission demolished wireless broadband company LightSquared’s competition through a pattern of regulatory decisions apparently aimed at establishing an “open-access” Internet in the United States.”

Posted at 07:05 PM

February 21, 2012

RealClearPolitics - The Economy's Numbers Are Ominous for Obama

[RealClearPolitics - Homepage] All but the most recent of those races featured an incumbent, whether it was a sitting president (nine races out of 13) or a vice president seeking to move into the Oval Office (four out of 13). Based on consumer spending and unemployment””the two variables I tracked””Obama probably would have lost had he run for re-election this past November.

Posted at 07:07 PM

NBC Politics - Obama to Congress: 'Keep going' on economy front

[Newsvine - NBC Politics - Articles] Relishing a political victory, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Congress "did the right thing" by extending payroll tax cuts for millions of Americans. He urged lawmakers to push forward on more measures, from assistance to struggling homeowners to increased taxes on the wealthy, saying the looming election was no excuse for inaction in Washington.

Posted at 07:05 PM

February 18, 2012

A Green Economy | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

[The Harvard Crimson | Latest Stories] These bills, focusing on truly stopping climate change, are a result of the type of coalitions that the Green Energy Caucus will strengthen. Alli Welton ’15, another SJSF member, notes that “people often get the sense that the environmental movement opposes the interests of business and labor””but this Caucus will show that it doesn't have to be this way.”

Posted at 05:08 PM

How the Economy Looks From the White House - NYTimes.com

[Economix] In a call with reporters, Alan Krueger, the chairman of the council, said the recovery had been strengthening even faster than he and other economists expected recently and the report notes that the “sharp drop” in unemployment this winter took them “by surprise.”

Posted at 05:06 PM

February 17, 2012

Does The Strengthening Economy Still Need Congress? | KOSU ...

[KOSU Radio] And most economists are applauding, saying Congress should pass the measure to stimulate growth, even though many indicators already are pointing up. Recent data show job creation is accelerating, retail sales are improving and even housing is perking up a bit.

Posted at 02:37 PM

7 Significant Headwinds For The US Economy

[Clusterstock] Since the cyclical trough in 2009 the strongest quarter has witnessed annualized GDP growth of only 3.9%, an anemic number for an economy that one economist recently described as in “a self-sustained cycle of growth”. By comparison, in the last 57 years there have been 51 quarters with growth of 5% or more—-sometimes much more—-all during economic expansions.

Posted at 02:35 PM

February 15, 2012

CARPE DIEM: Durable Manufacturing Leads the U.S. Economy

[CARPE DIEM] Every time that the Fed and Treasury wanted to goose the economy during the 1990s and early 2000s we saw the GSE balance sheets conveniently expand and regulators conveniently look away from the Fannie and Freddie accounting gimmics.

Posted at 07:08 PM

California economy to slowly improve in 2012: study | The Raw Story

[The Raw Story] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California’s economy, the biggest in the United States and the ninth-largest in the world, will see a slight improvement in 2012 but a recovery in the crucial housing market is at least two years away, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Posted at 07:06 PM

February 14, 2012

Insight: Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy

[NewsDaily: Top Headlines] Venezuela's economy under the socialist Chavez has repeatedly defied doomsday predictions. With the price for the its mainstay exports of oil near $100 per barrel, investors remain happy to snap up its high-yielding bonds even as Chavez pushes ahead with nationalizations and puts more of the economy under state control.

Posted at 07:10 PM

Libyan economy hit by civil war — RT

[News RSS : Today] The new Libyan leaders, along with their counterparts in other countries involved in Arab Spring, have tried hard to convince the international community to start investing again. UAE and Chinese funds have announced their intention to invest in construction and other industries in the country.

Posted at 07:08 PM

February 11, 2012

Obama, GOP spar over economy in weekly addresses – CNN ...

[CNN Political Ticker] (CNN) - A fight over how best to improve the nation's economy emerged in the weekly presidential and Republican addresses Saturday as each side accused the other of obstructing economic progress for political gain.

Posted at 05:08 PM

Roll on 2050 - New Zealand economy to rise | Stuff.co.nz

[Stuff.co.nz - Business] New Zealand will still be growing more slowly than the 5 per cent or faster basket of countries in which powerhouses China and India (then the world's first and third largest economies) remain, but it will be doing better than European nations such as the UK, and our rugby rivals Australia and South Africa, which are firmly in the "stable" no-growth camp, HSBC predicts.

Posted at 05:07 PM

February 10, 2012

WHY THE 2012 GLOBAL ECONOMY WILL DISAPPOINT TO THE ...

[PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM] There’s a reason the EU settlement with Greece is taking two years to work out—–the necessary fiscal, monetary and economic measures are just too painful for both sides to bear. And the alternative is a disorderly default that would be even worse. Today’s outline of an agreement among the various Greek political parties to accept some harsh austerity measures has been presented to the EU, which is meeting in Brussels tonight. EU officials have already indicated that there will be no final approval today, and we think the negotiations may still drag on until close to the March 20th deadline for repayment of 14.5 Euros of coming due. Although a settlement by that time is more likely than not, the results will further weaken an already deteriorating European economy, and ensure slow growth for years to come. With the global economic growth slowing down as well, the fragile U.S. recovery is also in jeopardy.

Posted at 02:41 PM

The Green Economy: It May Not Include Me

[Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit] This might sound shocking because, not only do I contribute to a publication focused on green and sustainable business news, but I graduated from a school that focuses on sustainable management. With a cogent résumé .

Posted at 02:39 PM

February 08, 2012

CARPE DIEM: Nearly 500000 "App Economy" Jobs in U.S.

[CARPE DIEM] The top metro area for App Economy jobs, according to our research, is New York City and its surrounding suburban counties, although San Francisco and San Jose together substantially exceed New York. And while California tops the list of App Economy states, states such as Georgia, Florida, and Illinois get their share as well.

Posted at 07:06 PM

Win on Service in a Tough Economy - Frances Frei and Anne ...

[HBR.org] The Harvard Business School faculty, over 220 strong, is a resource for research of extraordinary breadth and depth. In this space, they’ll offer insights and opinions on a wide range of topics.

Posted at 07:05 PM

February 07, 2012

App Economy is 'job leader' into the future « Mandel on Innovation ...

[Mandel on Innovation and Growth] For example in 2002, more than 5 years prior Palm had already 13000 apps available for its PDA’s, more than 150000 developers (ok, most of those probably not full time), which clearly makes this whole thing much older and renders the time dimension of your analysis rather more complicated….

Posted at 07:08 PM

Ben Bernanke testifies to Congress on US economy – as it ...

[Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] US Federal Reserve chairman tells Senate Budget Committee he plans to keep interest rates at super-low level

Posted at 07:06 PM

February 04, 2012

The Worth of the Rural 'Creative Economy' | Daily Yonder | Keep It ...

[Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural] The Mississippi Arts Commission recently hosted regional creative economy summits to take it directly to the communities and let them know about resources available to them. Most important, the concept of a creative economy is creating a buzz across the state and is generating excitement in small towns that now see new opportunities they may not have considered, new ways to generate, attract and keep jobs.

Posted at 05:07 PM

First Read - Did Obama make the economy worse? Not according to ...

[Newsvine - First Read - Articles] President Obama has leadership in his hand as he has directed, been instrumental and active in overseeing the taking out of Osama Bin Ladin, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, Anwar al-Awlaki(American Militant), and others including the removing of Moammar Khaddafy, while fighting off numerous Troubling Economic Antagonist(TEA) party efforts to run other than jobs producing legislation through Congress! Adopting the idea of debt repudiation is not just a "Conservative" ideal but a world wide ideal, just like "Love of Country" not Exclusive to Republicans or TEA party-ers!

Posted at 05:06 PM

EconWatch.com > February 29, 2012

A Minimum Wage or a Free Economy?

First Read - Romney refocuses on economy after tough Michigan ...

February 29, 2012

A Minimum Wage or a Free Economy?

First Read - Romney refocuses on economy after tough Michigan ...

February 28, 2012

RealClearMarkets - The Economy and the 2012 Elections

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Gasoline Intensity of The Economy

February 25, 2012

UK Bubble UK Economy: UK economy - still no recovery

Economy gets a pat on back from IMF - The Nation

February 24, 2012

Is the Rangers crisis undermining the false economy of Scottish ...

Prison Planet.com » Proof that War Is Bad for the Economy

February 22, 2012

RealClearPolitics - If Economy Is Rising, Why Is Dependency ...

Good Grief… Valerie Jarrett: Unemployment Stimulates the Economy

February 21, 2012

RealClearPolitics - The Economy's Numbers Are Ominous for Obama

NBC Politics - Obama to Congress: 'Keep going' on economy front

February 18, 2012

A Green Economy | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

How the Economy Looks From the White House - NYTimes.com

February 17, 2012

Does The Strengthening Economy Still Need Congress? | KOSU ...

7 Significant Headwinds For The US Economy

February 15, 2012

CARPE DIEM: Durable Manufacturing Leads the U.S. Economy

California economy to slowly improve in 2012: study | The Raw Story

February 14, 2012

Insight: Post-election hangover looms for Venezuela economy

Libyan economy hit by civil war — RT

February 11, 2012

Obama, GOP spar over economy in weekly addresses – CNN ...

Roll on 2050 - New Zealand economy to rise | Stuff.co.nz

February 10, 2012

WHY THE 2012 GLOBAL ECONOMY WILL DISAPPOINT TO THE ...

The Green Economy: It May Not Include Me

February 08, 2012

CARPE DIEM: Nearly 500000 "App Economy" Jobs in U.S.

Win on Service in a Tough Economy - Frances Frei and Anne ...

February 07, 2012

App Economy is 'job leader' into the future « Mandel on Innovation ...

Ben Bernanke testifies to Congress on US economy – as it ...

February 04, 2012

The Worth of the Rural 'Creative Economy' | Daily Yonder | Keep It ...

First Read - Did Obama make the economy worse? Not according to ...

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