Real World Economics Article
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"E" Keywords Headline Published
Easterlin, Richard Slowing population growth will have strong effect on economies 03/12/00
Eastern Europe Cyanide spill points out need for nations to cooperate on environment 02/20/00
Trivial side issues mask real story of whether Western aid is effective 09/19/99
e-business The New Internet Economy:  How Big? 05/21/00
economic data Despite clamor, consumer finances are still ailing 04/08/10
  Jobless and not looking?  They're not counting you 10/25/09
  Dropping birth rate has economic consequences 08/13/09
  In health care debate, EU statistic is dead on arrival 07/30/09
  Recent rally is good news, but not proof of a recovery 04/12/09
  Revisit those rosy memories of presidential finances 11/16/08
  Brush up on math to grasp economy 06/22/08
  Surging food, fuel prices cloud inflation picture 04/27/08
  Recession's pain isn't evenly spread 04/13/08
  Consumers' bold stand may become fast retreat 10/18/07
  Over time data can prove unreliable 08/30/07
  GDP data easily misunderstood 06/28/07
  Be judicious in applying housing data 06/10/07
  Consumer prices aren't whole story 05/13/07
  Absolute or relative numbers?  It depends 04/15/07
  Don't blame ethanol for costly tortillas 01/28/07
  Look beyond profits-wages comparison 09/10/06
  Politicians overstate their effect on economy 08/24/06
  ABCs of the PPI and CPI 08/17/06
  Market jitters underscore a stormy horizon 08/03/06
  Mixed signals makes Fed's job harder 05/28/06
  Short-term numbers have shortcomings 08/05/04
  Pulling apart job data 05/20/04
  The work behind jobless figures 01/22/04
  Delivering details can be difficult 12/04/03
  Fund news eclipses GDP 11/06/03
  External pressure holds grip on fiscal honesty 06/22/03
  It's the economy 06/19/03
  Markets and citizens need reliable information 06/15/03
  Don't make too much out of numbers 08/08/02
Economic indicators are just that--indicators and not precise science 05/06/01
Tough to measure new economy that's flush with service industries 01/28/01
Public wants it privacy--and detailed data about itself 04/09/00
economic education Economic knowledge helpful but no guarantee 06/08/03
economic growth China will face come bumps on road to economic dominance 01/07/10
  Cure the disease, not just the symptoms 01/24/08
  Economic indicators are just that--indicators and not precise science 05/06/01
Bankruptcy laws must balance creditors, debtors and society 05/07/00
Productivity: Often ignored, always important 02/09/00
economic success Does success spring from effort or luck? 01/29/06
economies of scale Tiny countries endure greater devastation 01/17/10
  Limit bank size and you limit financial blowups 07/16/09
  Bigger financial firm?  Often it's not better 01/18/09
  How to decide who is paid for victimization 03/30/08
  Benefits drive buses 03/11/04
  Preferential rates do have economic basis 07/10/03
economy of force Terror is "economy of force" 07/14/05
education Hard work alone won't yield wealth 07/16/06
  U.S. college are envy of the world 06/08/06
  Constitutions matter to growth 12/11/03
  Deciding at what level to tax and spend means tradeoffs 12/29/02
  Sports spending smart? 05/23/02
efficiency Economics can put consumers in a real pickle 08/23/09
  Not all sin taxes are equal in benefits to society 05/21/09
  Only winner in Madoff's scheme:  Behavioral economics 12/18/08
  Tax fairness is in the eye of the beholder 04/12/07
  It's time for the truth in mutual funds 12/28/03
  Plumbing depths of user optimality 07/31/03
  Zoning can bring economic efficiency--and bigotry 05/25/03
  Taxes are a necessary evil; tax evaders really are evil 10/27/02
  Successful economies need cooperation and competition 09/01/02
Roseau deserves better 08/15/02
The economics of exotic locales 05/02/02
Bankruptcy laws must balance creditors, debtors and society 05/07/00
Are numerous, lengthy lawsuits against industry going too far? 10/10/99
elasticity of demand Price discrimination:  Free market at work 11/15/09
  Economics can put consumers in a real pickle 08/23/09
  Price swings bounce "inelastic" commodities 12/25/08
  Recession's pain isn't evenly spread 04/13/08
  Reaping econ lesson from wheat prices 09/13/07
  Gas prices defy easy explanation 05/10/07
  Alcohol tax makes sense, up to a point 09/24/06
  Demand "elasticity" key to profits 10/20/05
  Gasoline demand won't fall overnight 08/21/05
  No need to fret over OPEC 04/01/04
  Raising reservations about reserve 09/07/03
energy policy How to reduce use of energy?  Tax it 08/13/06
  Biofuels are no cure-all for energy needs 02/19/06
  Bush dodged true energy-policy fix 02/02/06
  Fuel tax the fairest way to motivate conservation 10/02/05
  Energy taxes better than standards 04/14/05
  Using common funds for the common good 11/20/03
  Turnover of goods is sometimes good enough 10/05/03
  Nuclear waste issue lives on 07/11/02
Bad economic policy is in the wind 04/03/02
Real costs of programs must be weighed against benefits 02/10/02
This energy plan could've done Bush--and us--a lot more good 05/27/01
Engle, Robert Nobel choices leaner and lean to U.S. 10/09/03
Enron Lighter justice for the rich is damaging 08/16/09
  Service snafu creates Marxian moment 06/20/02
Truthful disclosure critical to U.S. market economy 04/29/02
Calculate "opportunity cost" when figuring true loss 02/03/02
Instead of 401(k) limits, overall review is needed 12/23/01
Enron episode teaches investors to act like parents 12/16/01
entitlement Bogged down by a sense of entitlement 09/06/09
environment Gulf spill cancels out any irrational optimism for now 05/09/10
  Rail travel funding argument can be twisted both ways 02/07/10
  We all bear costs of ash borer and other invaders 02/04/10
  Don't expect too much from climate talks 12/13/09
  Costs of "going green" are subject to diminishing returns 11/01/09
  Ostrom a solid choice for economics Nobel 10/15/09
  Rumor of Great Lakes raiding doesn't hold water 07/02/09
  Kicking the tires on "cash for clunkers" 06/28/09
  The GOP should consider cap and trade 04/26/09
  Mining's "external costs" hard to calculate 03/15/09
  Copper production is no goldmine 08/17/08
  Weighing the tradeoffs of off-shore drilling 06/19/08
  "Fair" climate policies are foul to poor countries 10/04/07
  Higher mileage standards aren't enough 08/05/07
  Poverty trumps safe travel in poor nations 07/19/07
  Klobuchar carbon bill is a sound step 05/20/07
  Want to help environment?  Shut up and do something 04/01/07
  Fantasies won't clean up the junk 03/29/07
  Don't repeat mistakes on Gulf Coast 03/25/07
  Bush misses chance to be true conservative 01/25/07
  How to reduce use of energy?  Tax it 08/13/06
  There is no universal fix to global pollution 08/06/06
  Federal power on trial in pollution case 02/26/06
  Tone down ecosystem debate 01/19/06
  Choices not as simple as good vs. bad 09/25/05
  Pollution cleanup is good; proposed tax is bad 12/23/04
  Worldviews split lawyers, economists 10/17/04
  Nothing magic about infrastructure 05/02/04
  Army Corps seems ready to barge in with costly overhaul of locks 04/22/04
  Mercury policy is a heavy topic 02/19/04
  Turnover of goods is sometimes good enough 10/05/03
  California law fogs the issue 07/25/02
Real costs of programs must be weighed against benefits 02/10/02
Weigh costs of environmental, health measures against benefits 04/01/08
Economist's uncommon sense is key to solving energy problems 04/01/01
There will be howls and yowls, but Republicans have to talk taxes 12/31/00
Policy alternatives can help the environment and cost nation less 10/22/00
Los Alamos disaster illustrates concept of 'moral hazard' 05/28/00
How human nature and politics can muddy national public works 02/27/00
Cyanide spill points out need for nations to cooperate on environment 02/20/00
Environmental improvements require complex give-and-take 01/16/00
equity Fair is fair in unemployment benefits 06/15/08
  Tax fairness is in the eye of the beholder 04/12/07
  Are numerous, lengthy lawsuits against industry going too far? 10/10/99
estate taxes "Death taxes" debate needs some clarity 07/15/07
  Plow through estate tax rhetoric regarding farms, small businesses 03/04/01
Convention brings gusts of hot air concerning federal fiscal policies 08/06/00
ethanol Placing bets on commodities boom 02/21/08
  Price hike blame game hard to play 12/20/07
  Don't blame ethanol for costly tortillas 01/28/07
  Comprehensive forecasts impossible 01/18/07
  Ethanol, river plans work at cross-purposes 08/27/06
  Demand for product has domino effect 07/09/06
  U.S. can't control oil prices 04/27/06
  Biofuels are no cure-all for energy needs 02/19/06
  Using common funds for the common good 11/20/03
  Politics fuel proposals for ethanol reserve 06/12/03
  Truth for ethanol co-ops:  Incentives have consequences 01/26/03
  Ethanol subsidies burn many to benefit a few 01/19/03
euro What happens to the euro matters--a lot 05/13/10
  Nobel winner's euro criteria mostly unmet 02/21/10
  Dollar's slide affects more than tourists 07/22/07
  Don't believe the hype about dollar's swings 11/28/04
  Making a move is more difficult with the euro 08/29/04
  Dollar declines and other weighty issues 01/11/04
  Read economic headlines with a dose of skepticism 06/01/03
  Americans want a strong dollar, but few can offer any reasons why 02/25/01
Euro and oil actions are unlikely to have a major effect on market 10/01/00
So euro is weak--who cares?  U.S. farmers, plenty of others 5/21/00
European Union Financial reforms requires global efforts 03/28/10
  Nobel winner's euro criteria mostly unmet 02/21/10
  In health care debate, EU statistic is dead on arrival 07/30/09
  Want to help environment?  Shut up and do something 04/01/07
  Rift over EU constitution affects politics, not economics 06/05/05
  The nation's well-being supersedes political antics 11/16/03
  New lesson in budget balancing during doldrums 11/09/03
  Global integration hits snags 09/18/03
  So euro is weak--who cares?  U.S. farmers, plenty of others 5/21/00
Nobel laureate has proved his economic relevance 10/14/99
exchange rates World currency flap hides deeper troubles 03/29/09
  Stronger dollar is welcome news...for some 11/30/08
  Data show rich indeed get richer 01/13/08
  China manipulates itself into a corner 12/16/07
  At some point no one wants our dollars 11/25/07
  Dollar's slide affects more than tourists 07/22/07
  "Carry trade" carries risk for investors 03/11/07
  China's exports are not its only source of dollars 07/10/05
  Comparing U.S., Canada can be instructive 12/02/04
  Don't believe the hype about dollar's swings 11/28/04
  Dollar declines and other weighty issues 01/11/04
  Currency support comes with twists 09/25/03
  China's current currency condition needs an update 09/11/03
  Declining dollar not enough to create catastrophe 07/13/03
  Read economic headlines with a dose of skepticism 06/01/03
  Did the Canadian dollar fall, or did the U.S. dollar rise? 07/15/01
Americans want a strong dollar, but few can offer any reasons why 02/25/01
So euro is weak--who cares?  U.S. farmers, plenty of others 05/21/00
exogenous shock Nobelist Prescott's work resonates on two fronts 04/22/10
  Reaping econ lesson from wheat prices 09/13/07
  Economy will survive the shock of the attack 09/13/01
external costs Boosting liquor taxes a viable budget solution 02/25/10
  We all bear costs of ash borer and other invaders 02/04/10
  Mining's "external costs" hard to calculate 03/15/09
  Fantasies won't clean up the junk 03/29/07
  Let's stop and think before regulating 03/22/07
  Liquor-law report sobering 03/16/06
  Troubles that grew with StarLink corn provide lesson in economics 12/03/00
externalities Would an airport landing auction fly? 08/12/04
  This energy plan could've done Bush--and us--a lot more good 05/27/01
There will be howls and yowls, but Republicans have to talk taxes 12/31/00
Cyanide spill points out need for nations to cooperate on environment 02/20/00
Environmental improvements require complex give-and-take 01/16/00

"F" Keywords Headline Published
Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum wage has minimal economic effect 03/03/05
  Over time, economic rules will trump overtime rules 09/04/03
fallacy of composition Job retraining pays off for society.  But is it fair? 03/18/10
  Flawed logic led to flawed banking regulation 06/25/09
  Lenders hold key to mortgage trap 03/06/08
  It's time for truth in property taxation 10/26/06
  Faulty logic often clouds economic policy debates 05/14/06
  Soaring home values not necessarily good 02/17/05
  What's true for one isn't true for all 10/03/04
  My tiff with TIF:  It's misleading 03/18/04
  Getting a lock on Social Security 03/04/04
  Changing laws on drug imports may result in surprises 07/28/02
Voters, take heed:   Government can't have a family-like budget 09/24/00
farm policy Our ability to ignore crop prices, yields is a luxury 04/15/10
  One-size-fits-all subsidies ultimately harm an industry 10/22/09
  U.S. gave the world model for agricultural research 05/29/08
  Wastes of taxpayer moneys shows our values are off-kilter 04/17/08
  Farm subsidy database is only part of the story 06/14/07
  Voters need to keep eye on farm bill 09/03/06
  U.S. stance on farm subsidies appears dubious at best 10/16/05
  Farm subsidies a regressive reality 02/14/02
Bush's agriculture rhetoric obscures harsh trade outlook for U.S. farmers 03/18/01
Troubles that grew with StarLink corn provide lesson in economics 12/03/00
So euro is weak--who cares?  U.S. farmers, plenty of others 5/21/00
Propping up commodity prices isn't the way to save family farms 09/12/99
farm subsidies In trade dispute, China more wrong than U.S. 12/06/09
  Farm subsidy database is only part of the story 06/14/07
  Voters need to keep eye on farm bill 09/03/06
  Budget debate degenerates into political game 02/09/06
  Ag subsidies hurt more than help 02/20/05
fast track authority Dayton plan will hurt serious trade talks 05/16/02
federal budget Want to cut government?  OK, where? 03/04/07
  Deficit spending is seductive 01/04/07
  Voters just don't care about the budget 10/01/06
  Candidates must deal with dual deficits 09/05/04
  It's difficult to feed truth in a sound bite 02/08/04
  Voters, take heed:   Government can't have a family-like budget 09/24/00
Federal Reserve Home price survey shows economy still sputtering 05/26/10
  What happens to the euro matters--a lot 05/13/10
  Three names and a broken system 05/02/10
  Another inflation hawk is just fine 04/29/10
  Fed needs to rethink extending low interest rates 03/04/10
  Fed walking the wire between recovery, inflation 02/11/10
  Anger over bailouts, stimulus:  A political reality check 01/31/10
  We're all to blame for economic mess 01/28/10
  The Central Bank does not exist to make a profit 01/14/10
  Financial crises reflect political woes 01/10/10
  Bailouts imperfect, but beat the alternative 11/29/09
  AIG bailout critics need to consider the panic factor 11/19/09
  Low interest hurting retirement accounts 11/05/09
  Lehman--or somebody else--had to fail 09/20/09
  The "paradox of thrift" will hut now--but help later 09/10/09
  Lehman--or somebody else--had to fail 09/20/09
  The "paradox of thrift" will hut now--but help later 09/10/09
  Federal Reserve profits on bailout funds no mystery 09/03/09
  Bernanke should pack baggage, let Yellen run Fed 08/06/09
  Don't trust Bernanke's soothing words 07/26/09
  Flawed logic led to flawed banking regulation 06/25/09
  Overlapping financial regulators are out of date 06/21/09
  For good policy, Fed execs needs to 'fess up 05/24/09
  World currency flap hides deeper troubles 03/29/09
  It's a century later, but the financial crisis is the same 03/26/09
  Give Fed powers to stop bonus blowup 03/19/09
  More focus on Fed governors can only be good think 03/05/09
  State's diverse economy will ride out storm 03/01/09
  Greenspan's poor excuses are laughable 02/15/09
  Will crisis spur leap in economics theory? 01/04/09
  Erratic Fed funds rate has either been abandoned by policymakers or is an impotent tool 12/11/08
  This one unlikely to be an "average" recession 11/23/08
  Media miss interest rate-money supply link 11/20/08
  In desperate times, Fed takes desperate measures 10/09/08
  Good questions, and some answers, on bailout 09/25/08
  Plenty to blame for ignored warnings 09/21/08
  Snap judgments decide who's "too big to fail" 09/18/08
  Fannie, Freddie should be sold off 08/24/08
  More oversight?  Really?  Let the Fed be the Fed 08/14/08
  Mortgage giants need some home improvements 07/17/08
  At the Fed, President appoints, Senate disappoints 07/03/08
  Loan supply won't create demand 05/11/08
  Rate cuts help borrowers, hurt savers 05/04/08
  When Greenspan opens his mouth, critics chew him up 04/10/08
  How to decide who is paid for victimization 04/03/08
  Bush' cheerleading silly but understandable 03/23/08
  History shows wide-ranging reasons for recessions 03/20/08
  Is Fed throwing good T-bills after bad mortgage debt? 03/13/08
  Lessons of the great inflation 02/10/08
  Only few economists get a voice 12/07/07
  Helicopter Ben had it right 12/23/07
  Push for liquidity neglects history 12/09/07
  Know what Fed's job is, then let's do it 10/28/07
  Few seem to know, care that inflation is a tax 09/16/07
  Fed's actions are solely up to Bernanke 08/23/07
  Creating money with a few keystrokes 08/19/07
  Tight credit not a cause for worry 08/12/07
  Decentralized Fed is best 07/05/07
  Fed shouldn't rush to cut rate in 2007 12/17/06
  Politics can scuttle Fed's mission 12/10/06
  Treasury cashes in on collected coins 11/26/06
  Fed policy sent stocks, real estate soaring 10/05/06
  Don't blame interest rates for housing slowdown 08/31/06
  Tempering news about short pause 08/10/06
  Fed is shielded from politicking 07/20/06
  Fed needs steady hand on helm 06/29/06
  Mixed signals makes Fed's job harder 05/28/06
  Fed chiefs aren't there to serve presidents 03/26/06
  Fed rookie's financial resume is short 03/02/06
  Look beyond Fed's chairman 01/26/06
  Fed chiefs often anger presidents 10/30/05
  Next Fed chair:  Academic, practitioner or both? 09/15/05
  Fed right to reject "Keynesianism," raise key rate 05/05/05
  Numbers, nuance both guide FOMC 04/03/05
  "Great man theory" can be applied to Fed 03/20/05
  Central bank loses money?  Don't worry 01/16/05
  Media should brush up on monetary policy 12/16/04
  How many Fed branches do we need? 12/12/04
  Fed action and reaction 07/22/04
  Nowhere to go but up 07/01/04
  Presidential pressure on the Fed 06/17/04
  Take the long view of leader and economy 06/13/04
  A quick primer on the Federal Reserve 05/30/04
  Pulling apart job data 05/20/04
  Was the boom just an echo? 05/13/04
  Don't blame OPEC, cows for price hikes 05/09/04
  Rules or discretion?  Monetary policy debate persists 09/14/03
  Fed's interest in rates is all about bonds 08/13/03
  Fed facing election pressure 05/08/03
  Cult of personalities can hurt economy 04/24/03
  Should the Fed try to achieve inflation? 04/13/03
  Uncertainty is certain 03/20/03
  Bush didn't build the bubble and he didn't burst it, either 10/13/02
  U.S. account deficit will shrink one way or the other 05/05/02
Economic policies usually are two-edged swords 03/03/02
Time for the Fed to ease up on the money accelerator 01/27/02
Political rhetoric needs balance 01/24/02
Fed faces a battle in shifting policy 12/13/01
Business cycle is natural 11/08/01
Avoiding rate traps 10/04/01
Wise choices can keep U.S. out of another Depression 09/23/01
Extreme times call for measured response; Fed's role:  ensure calm, prevent panic 09/16/01
The Fed funds rate is not the prime, T-bill or mortgage rate 05/20/01
Reports of world events provide valuable instruction in economics 03/25/01
Fed's moderate rate cut is no real surprise 03/21/01
The Fed can't save the market 03/15/01
During his term, Bush in position to put 5 on Federal Reserve Board 02/04/01
Last-minute holiday rush didn't happen, so Fed went with rate cut 01/04/01
Bush appointee Lindsey is best described as supply-side economist 01/07/01
Fed's decision-marking isn't solely Greenspan 12/20/00
Continued irrational exuberance delays the soft landing at hand 12/10/00
Fed is performing well right now, but remember:  It's only human 11/26/00
Voters, take heed:   Government can't have a family-like budget 09/24/00
History shows U.S. is controlled by the Fed, not the White House 08/013/00
Should Federal Reserve try slow escalation or a knockout punch? 05/14/00
Greenspan's oral circumvention is cerebral fribble 10/01/99
Retiring from the Fed would be good for Greenspan, good for the country 09/26/99
Those who think Greenspan rules are mistaking influence for power 04/02/00
Maybe money supply, not inflation, is the real question faced by Fed 11/14/99
Ferguson, Roger During his term, Bush in position to put 5 on Federal Reserve Board 02/04/01
FICA Using common funds for the common good 11/20/03
First Amendment When free speech disrupts events, a democratic society pays costs 07/30/00
Fisher, Irving Fed policy sent stocks, real estate soaring 10/05/06
FOMC Fed needs to rethink extending low interest rates 03/04/10
  For good policy, Fed execs needs to 'fess up 05/24/09
  Erratic Fed funds rate has either been abandoned by policymakers or is an impotent tool 12/11/08
  At the Fed, President appoints, Senate disappoints 07/03/08
  Push for liquidity neglects history 12/09/07
  Know what Fed's job is, then let's do it 10/28/07
  Few seem to know, care that inflation is a tax 09/16/07
  Fed's actions are solely up to Bernanke 08/23/07
  Fed shouldn't rush to cut rate in 2007 12/17/06
  Tempering news about short pause 08/10/06
  Fed needs steady hand on helm 06/29/06
  Mixed signals makes Fed's job harder 05/28/06
  Greenspan shouldn't coast 08/11/05
  Fed "balance" too subjective 06/30/05
  Fed right to reject "Keynesianism," raise key rate 05/05/05
  Greenspan drank the Kool-Aid 05/01/05
  Numbers, nuance both guide FOMC 04/03/05
  Media should brush up on monetary policy 12/16/04
  Nowhere to go but up 07/01/04
  Don't blame OPEC, cows for price hikes 05/09/04
  Fed's interest in rates is all about bonds 08/13/03
  Rate cut ignores money supply 06/26/03
  Fed facing election pressure 05/08/03
  Uncertainty is certain 03/20/03
  Deflation is not a threat as long as Fed is competent 11/03/02
  Time for the Fed to ease up on the money accelerator 01/27/02
Fed faces a battle in shifting policy 12/13/01
Business cycle is natural 11/08/01
Avoiding rate traps 10/04/01
Wise choices can keep U.S. out of another Depression 09/23/01
The Fed funds rate is not the prime, T-bill or mortgage rate 05/20/01
Fed's moderate rate cut is no real surprise 03/21/01
The Fed can't save the market 03/15/01
During his term, Bush in position to put 5 on Federal Reserve Board 02/04/01
Last-minute holiday rush didn't happen, so Fed went with rate cut 01/04/01
Fed's decision-marking isn't solely Greenspan 12/20/00
Continued irrational exuberance delays the soft landing at hand 12/10/00
History shows U.S. is controlled by the Fed, not the White House 08/013/00
Calmly at the economic controls or clutching the emergency brake? 06/25/00
Should Federal Reserve try slow escalation or a knockout punch? 05/14/00
Those who think Greenspan rules are mistaking influence for power 04/02/00
Maybe money supply, not inflation, is the real question faced by Fed 11/14/99
foreign aid World Bank:  It's a dirty job 04/23/00
Trivial side issues mask real story of whether Western aid is effective 09/19/99
foreign investment U.S. bonds in foreign hands don't pose big threats 07/27/03
  Declining dollar not enough to create catastrophe 07/13/03
  Trade deficit lures foreign investment 05/29/03
foreign trade Word choice can illuminate or befuddle 12/24/06
  Demand for product has domino effect 07/09/06
  Short-term losses accompany benefits of trade 04/27/03
  Similar industries--different views of imports 03/31/02
Foreign sales break isn't worth a fight 08/23/01
Foreign trade sanctions, embargoes bring minimal change to U.S. economy 04/22/01
U.S. industries need to remember the foreign customer is always right 10/02/99
forest management What's a hike in the woods worth to you? 08/28/05
  Los Alamos disaster illustrates concept of 'moral hazard' 05/28/00
founding fathers Secret of United States' success:   We don't depend on strong leaders 11/05/00
France French moves bound to spell stagnation 04/04/04
free trade area Struggles in Argentine economy may hurt U.S. exports and plans for a free trade area 06/24/01
Protection for U.S. steel industry just doesn't make economic sense 06/10/01
Bush's agriculture rhetoric obscures harsh trade outlook for U.S. farmers 03/18/01
Friedman, Milton Regulation versus innovation?  Need for trade-offs is evident 05/20/10
  Fed needs to rethink extending low interest rates 03/04/10
  Creating jobs is not as easy as some people think 02/14/10
  Economists, like jurists, are swayed by more than facts 05/28/09
  Greenspan's poor excuses are laughable 02/15/09
  Stimulus could "crowd in" private sector spending 01/08/09
  To spree, or not to spree 01/31/08
  Books put crisis in perspective 11/11/07
  "Nanny" government should simplify savings 10/11/07
  Few seem to know, care that inflation is a tax 09/16/07
  Let's stop and think before regulating 03/22/07
  Mounting debt defies theories 02/08/07
  A "tax exemption" is just a bribe 02/01/07
  Deficit spending is seductive 01/04/07
  Food scares revive economic debate 12/21/06
  Politics can scuttle Fed's mission 12/10/06
  Price laws are useless relics of New Deal 12/07/06
  Time to give thanks for immigrants 11/23/06
  Do signs point to inflation?  Time will tell 04/16/06
  No consumer inflation yet, but pressure is building 10/23/05
  Fed right to reject "Keynesianism," raise key rate 05/05/05
  Rules or discretion?  Monetary policy debate persists 09/14/03
  Let's consider bringing back the draft 10/31/02
  Life lessons color economists' views 09/08/02
  The Fed can't save the market 03/15/01
Friedman, Stephen Forget the Friedman fight, just abolish the position 12/15/02
fungible Stimulus tweaks:  We're laughing to keep from crying 02/12/09
  Be realistic about tracking bailout money 12/28/08
  Capital gains put the "fun" in fungible 05/25/06
  It's time for a little fun understanding "fungible" 03/30/03
futures markets Understanding the futures markets 06/12/08
  Only time will tell if commodities riding a bubble 05/23/08

"G" Keywords Headline Published
Galbraith, John Kenneth Books put crisis in perspective 11/11/07
  GM, Ford ills boost theory of "creative destruction" 05/15/05
gambling Monopolies popping up all over 01/27/05
  Tax policy relies on a vice precedent 04/10/03
  Party's principles lost for GOP leaders 03/06/03
game theory Lenders hold key to mortgage trap 03/06/08
  U.S. stance on farm subsidies appears dubious at best 10/16/05
  To survive, airlines must play the game 09/22/05
  Oligopolists lose at "follow the leader" 04/18/02
How theory applies to Selig 11/22/01
GATT Word choice can illuminate or befuddle 12/24/06
  The nation's well-being supersedes political antics 11/16/03
  Bush's agriculture rhetoric obscures harsh trade outlook for U.S. farmers 03/18/01
There's no need to fret over effect of China's entry into trade group 12/05/99
GDP GDP a fine indicator, if you know what it measures 10/11/09
  Defining recessions, crises and bubbles 04/05/09
  GDP data easily misunderstood 06/28/07
  Fund news eclipses GDP 11/06/03
  Don't make too much out of numbers 08/08/02
globalization World set to change how it prices ubiquitous steel 04/01/10
  Unregulated, lots of good ideas go off the rails 08/02/09
  It's a century later, but the financial crisis is the same 03/26/09
  U.S. not entirely at fault for global bubble hangover 01/22/09
  Global market reality trumps gas price fantasy 06/26/08
  U.S. gave the world model for agricultural research 05/29/08
  "Fair" climate policies are foul to poor countries 10/04/07
  Western ideas don't always translate well 02/21/07
  When labor grows faster than capital 09/04/05
  Global integration hits snags 09/18/03
  Lotterman:   Any benefit to soybean growers would be global 03/14/02
A call to share the global wealth 10/04/00
global warming The GOP should consider cap and trade 04/26/09
  Klobuchar carbon bill is a sound step 05/20/07
  California law fogs the issue 07/25/02
Glassman, James Skepticism aside, idea of new economic era is a pleasing one 01/02/00
GMOs Troubles that grew with StarLink corn provide lesson in economics 12/03/00
When free speech disrupts events, a democratic society pays costs 07/30/00
Environmental improvements require complex give-and-take 01/16/00
Granger, Clive Nobel choices leaner and lean to U.S. 10/09/03
Great Depression Yes, jobs lost in seismic shifts don't come back 05/16/10
  What happens to the euro matters--a lot 05/13/10
  Dropping birth rate has economic consequences 08/13/09
  Bernanke should pack baggage, let Yellen run Fed 08/06/09
  Those on the left and right need to keep it real 06/18/09
  Recent rally is good news, but not proof of a recovery 04/12/09
  Will crisis spur leap in economics theory? 01/04/09
  This one unlikely to be an "average" recession 11/23/08
  Crisis would be Minsky's moment 11/09/08
  Tough to learn right lessons from mistake 08/21/08
  Politicians see letters from economists as junk mail 05/08/08
  Investor distaste for prepaid mortgages led to crisis 05/01/08
  Lessons of the great inflation 02/10/08
  Books put crisis in perspective 11/11/07
  "Caveat emptor" has always applied to the stock market 10/20/02
  Wise choices can keep U.S. out of another Depression 09/23/01
Greece U.S. bailout actions speak far louder than words 02/28/10
  Nobel winner's euro criteria mostly unmet 02/21/10
Greenspan, Alan Another inflation hawk is just fine 04/29/10
  We're all to blame for economic mess 02/18/10
  Financial crises reflect political woes 01/10/10
  Past decade could belong to old era or new 12/24/09
  Bailouts imperfect, but beat the alternative 11/29/09
  For good policy, Fed execs needs to 'fess up 05/24/09
  Greenspan's poor excuses are laughable 02/15/09
  Internet's true impact is a long way off 08/28/08
  More oversight?  Really?  Let the Fed be the Fed 08/14/08
  Equity spending couldn't last forever 05/18/08
  When Greenspan opens his mouth, critics chew him up 04/10/08
  Helicopter Ben had it right 12/23/07
  Greenspan hits pitfall in memoir 11/04/07
  "Nanny" government should simplify savings 10/11/07
  Look beyond Fed's chairman 01/26/06
  Fed chiefs often anger presidents 10/30/05
  Greenspan shouldn't coast 08/11/05
  Fed "balance" too subjective 06/30/05
  Greenspan drank the Kool-Aid 05/01/05
  Greenspan tarnishes his own image 03/24/05
  Re-examining our bad ideas is a good idea 01/09/05
  Fed action and reaction 07/22/04
  Presidential pressure on the Fed 06/17/04
  A quick primer on the Federal Reserve 05/30/04
  Pulling apart job data 05/20/04
  Greenspan avoided this road before 02/26/04
  Rules or discretion?  Monetary policy debate persists 09/14/03
  Cult of personalities can hurt economy 04/24/03
  Alan Greenspan doesn't owe the president anything 02/16/03
  Ask the economists 02/13/03
  History may take different view of market downturn 07/21/02
Business cycle is natural 11/08/01
Sub-prime lending bears watching 08/30/01
The Fed can't save the market 03/15/01
Tough to measure new economy that's flush with service industries 01/28/01
Last-minute holiday rush didn't happen, so Fed went with rate cut 01/04/01
Fed's decision-marking isn't solely Greenspan 12/20/00
Continued irrational exuberance delays the soft landing at hand 12/10/00
Next president needs to take steps to ward off possible banking crisis 11/12/00
Euro and oil actions are unlikely to have a major effect on market 10/01/00
History shows U.S. is controlled by the Fed, not the White House 08/013/00
Calmly at the economic controls or clutching the emergency brake? 06/25/00
Should Federal Reserve try slow escalation or a knockout punch? 5/14/00
Those who think Greenspan rules are mistaking influence for power 04/02/00
Despite comments now, Greenspan contributed to Social Security woes 10/17/99
Greenspan's oral circumvention is cerebral fribble 10/01/99
Retiring from the Fed would be good for Greenspan, good for the country 09/26/99
Griliches, Zvi Brilliant people, investment by government bring new technology 11/28/99
Gutknecht, Gil Representative Unlikely answer for GOP 10/23/03