Real World Economics Article
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"S" Keywords Headline Published
Sachs, Jeffrey A call to share the global wealth 10/04/00
Sahlman, James Skepticism aside, idea of new economic era is a pleasing one 01/02/00
sales tax Dedicating sales tax is bad public policy 04/09/06
  Don't blame it on forecasts 02/28/02
A primer on taxes, just in time for the next legislative session 12/17/00
Instead of handing out rebate, why not cut back state sales tax? 02/13/00
Sarbanes-Oxley Bill Let's rethink accounting regulations 04/17/05
SARS Impact of SARS nothing to sneeze at 05/01/03
Schelling, Thomas Stadium ploy nothing new 05/04/06
  Credibility is crucial in trade talks 11/13/05
  U.S. stance on farm subsidies appears dubious at best 10/16/05
  U.S. should propose alternative to Kyoto Protocol 09/15/02
school vouchers Deeply held values, intense fears clog the education voucher debate 01/21/01
Before ripping into voucher debate, look at government role as provider 01/14/01
Schumpeter, Joseph GM, Ford ills boost theory of "creative destruction" 05/15/05
  "Big box" retailers demonstrating capitalism's creative destruction 04/29/01
Sign of a creative, thriving economy: Many high-tech firms are sure to fail 03/19/00
SEC After abuses or laxness, regulation returns 07/13/08
  Investor trust in economy is in serious need of repair 11/10/02
  Economic test for Republicans 11/07/02
seignorage Treasury cashes in on collected coins 11/26/06
Sen, Amartya Nobel laureate lecturer marks a turn in the discipline 04/28/05
signaling Oligopolists lose at "follow the leader" 04/18/02
How theory applies to Selig 11/22/01
Smith, Adam Colleges should unplug effort to limit electricians 04/08/07
  Nobel laureate revitalized Keynesian theory 10/12/06
  Secret of United States' success:   We don't depend on strong leaders 11/05/00
Smoot-Hawley Act Politicians see letters from economists as junk mail 05/08/08
  Free trade is good for business, good for people 09/29/02
  Wise choices can keep U.S. out of another Depression 09/23/01
Limiting ag imports is foolish 08/09/01
Snow, John A Treasury secretary's lot 06/01/06
  China's current currency condition needs an update 09/11/03
  Strong dollar not always beneficial 03/02/03
  Snow has tough policy to sell, swallow 12/12/02
social capital Can "social capital" improve the community? 09/09/04
social-choice theory Nobel laureate lecturer marks a turn in the discipline 04/28/05
Social Security Revisit those rosy memories of presidential finances 11/16/08
  Let's hope President McCain addresses that FICA inequity 10/26/08
  Who's retired?  Definitation makes a difference 09/07/08
  Taxes have a place in economic policy 08/03/08
  Personal accounts, social insecurity 07/27/08
  Social Security needs new incentives 06/08/08
  Is drug-cost bargaining sound policy? 11/16/06
  Neither Senate hopeful has grasp of economics 11/02/06
  How much are we entitled to? 10/29/06
  Disability insurance strains budgets 09/21/06
  Average rates tell true story about taxes 04/23/06
  Budget debate degenerates into political game 02/09/06
  Concern over Social Security is nothing new 06/12/05
  Productivity should be focus 06/09/05
  Budget terms cut both ways 05/08/05
  Growth projections are tricky at best 04/24/05
  What became of "full faith and credit?" 04/07/05
  Re-examining our bad ideas is a good idea 01/09/05
  "The king has no clothes!"  Now what? 12/26/04
  Candidates failing Econ 101 10/07/04
  About that Medicare deficit 03/25/04
  Getting a lock on Social Security 03/04/04
  Greenspan avoided this road before 02/26/04
  Be skeptical of long-term forecasts 06/05/03
  Not in the spotlight, Social Security needs repair 12/22/02
  Rhetoric over federal budget muddies Social Security issue 09/02/01
Now the serious talk starts weighing Social Security vs. individual accounts 05/13/01
Promises sacrifice sound policies to score a few points in the polls 10/08/00
Voters, take heed:   Government can't have a family-like budget 09/24/00
Convention brings gusts of hot air concerning federal fiscal policies 08/06/00
Life expectancy misunderstood 07/16/00
Solutions to "save" Social Security have to work in the real economy 07/09/00
More to Social Security than retirement 06/04/00
Slowing population growth will have strong effect on economies 03/12/00
Cost of living adjustments are based on false assumptions 01/09/00
In examining Social Security, fairness is in eye of beholder 12/19/99
Despite comments now, Greenspan contributed to Social Security woes 10/17/99
Solow's paradox Internet's true impact is a long way off 08/28/08
Solow, Robert Internet's true impact is a long way off 08/28/08
South America Pope's "third way" is elusive 05/31/07
  Drug policies prop up the profits in dope 02/18/07
  Pondering plenty--or the lack of it, as this season of spending winds down 12/24/00
Spence, Michael Bailouts sometimes backfire 10/22/07
  How theory applies to Selig 11/22/01
sports Stadium ploy nothing new 05/04/06
  Monopolies popping up all over 01/27/05
  My tiff with TIF:  It's misleading 03/18/04
  Adding up the stadium debate 02/01/04
  Sports spending smart? 05/23/02
steel industry Bankruptcy fairness is balancing act 09/26/04
  You can trade steel, but not haircuts 04/25/04
  Political shifts, maybe, but in right direction 12/07/03
  The nation's well-being supersedes political antics 11/16/03
  If you value sound reasoning, watch out for these words 06/02/02
Similar industries--different views of imports 03/31/02
Steel tariffs cave to politics, but are bad economic policy 03/10/02
Protection for U.S. steel industry just doesn't make economic sense 06/10/01
stock indexes It's time to stop confusing investors with meaningless market numbers 10/31/99
stock markets Personal accounts, social insecurity 07/27/08
  After abuses or laxness, regulation returns 07/13/08
  History shows wide-ranging reasons for recessions 03/20/08
  Wall Street's herds moving on to new troughs 03/09/08
  Leverage becomes enemy when prices fall 11/01/07
  Occasional market storms inevitable 03/01/07
  Fed policy sent stocks, real estate soaring 10/05/06
  Market jitters underscore a stormy horizon 08/03/06
  Fed is shielded from politicking 07/20/06
  What's true for one isn't true for all 10/03/04
  Was the boom just an echo? 05/13/04
  "Caveat emptor" has always applied to the stock market 10/20/02
  Be content with average market performance 08/11/02
History may take different view of market downturn 07/21/02
Declines, rebounds happen 07/20/02
Surviving roar of the crowd 07/04/02
Fed's moderate rate cut is no real surprise 03/21/01
The Fed can't save the market 03/15/01
Have fun, scare people with charts 04/30/00
It's time to stop confusing investors with meaningless market numbers 10/31/99
stock options Capital gains put the "fun" in fungible 05/25/06
  Bush inaction hurts in long run 07/18/02
Stockwalk Stockwalk situation shows how quickly failure can spread 10/07/01
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Raising reservations about reserve 09/07/03
  Euro and oil actions are unlikely to have a major effect on market 10/01/00
strike A strike is a rarity these days 08/18/05
  Benefits drive buses 03/11/04
  Labor lessons of port lockout 10/10/02
  In public sphere, setting wages is a tricky business 10/14/01
Strikes up but still relatively rare 09/06/01
sub-prime lending Mortgage play may be least bad option 12/06/07
  "Greater criminal" gets loose 12/02/07
  Greenspan hits pitfall in memoir 11/04/07
  Sub-prime lending bears watching 08/30/01
Summers, Larry Euro and oil actions are unlikely to have a major effect on market 10/01/00
sunk costs When in doubt, dump 12/04/08
  Placing bets on commodities boom 02/21/08
  Ignoring past costs often leads to a brighter future 02/15/07
supply and demand Do OPEC pricing claims defy Econ 101?  Maybe not 09/11/08
  Copper production is no goldmine 08/17/08
  Weighing the tradeoffs of off-shore drilling 06/19/08
  Loan supply won't create demand 05/11/08
  For a lesson in economics, talk to a farmer 04/06/08
  Placing bets on commodities boom 02/21/08
  Thievery rises along with metal prices 07/12/07
  Gas prices defy easy explanation 05/10/07
  Market drives excess cows and cubicles 03/18/07
  Drug policies prop up the profits in dope 02/18/07
  Demand for product has domino effect 07/09/06
  Supply-demand effects vary by market 06/15/06
  Willing to pay more for day care?  Then you will 02/23/06
  Gasoline demand won't fall overnight 08/21/05
  Econ 101 doesn't explain office glut, pricey steak 07/29/04
  Beefy, bulky price swoops 10/16/03
  What factors allow CEOs to earn above-market pay? 05/11/03
  Law of supply and demand also applies to the job market 07/07/02
Law of supply and demand is harsh reality 04/15/01
Economics:   California holds pricing lesson 02/01/01
supply-side economics Bush can't be Keynesian supply-sider 09/23/07
  States can't alter slowdowns 04/05/07
  Bush can't have it both ways on economy 09/02/04
  Separating silliness from sense in economic plans 01/12/03
  Bush appointee Lindsey is best described as supply-side economist 01/07/01
Supreme Court U.S. aid has strings attached 03/09/06
  Federal power on trial in pollution case 02/26/06
  High court's impact felt in economy 11/06/05

"T" Keywords Headline Published
Tarbell, Ida Qwest actions raise old issues 03/07/02
tariffs Political shifts, maybe, but in right direction 12/07/03
  The nation's well-being supersedes political antics 11/16/03
  Talk about trade talks obscures important issues 10/12/03
  A tax cut both parties can love 11/14/02
  Free trade is good for business, good for people 09/29/02
  Steel tariffs cave to politics, but are bad economic policy 03/10/02
Taylor Rule Nowhere to go but up 07/01/04
taxation Emotion clouds tax policy debates 12/21/08
  Gas tax is our best option--for now 03/02/08
  Boosting local tax deductible a bad idea 02/03/08
  "Nanny" government should simplify savings 10/11/07
  Few seem to know, care that inflation is a tax 09/16/07
  Public spending suffers for poor accounting 08/16/07
  Both private sector, government "create wealth" 05/03/07
  We can't ignore taxes...or dirty bathrooms 04/26/07
  Tax fairness is in the eye of the beholder 04/12/07
  Fantasies won't clean up the junk 03/29/07
  Bush health plan deserves consideration 02/04/07
  A "tax exemption" is just a bribe 02/01/07
  Deficit spending is seductive 01/04/07
  It's time for truth in property taxation 10/26/06
  Alcohol tax makes sense, up to a point 09/24/06
  Health care taxes are bad economics 08/20/06
  How to reduce use of energy?  Tax it 08/13/06
  Liquor-law report sobering 03/16/06