Mark Thoma

The U.S. Is Number One In A Bad Area

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.16.2012

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It's not always great to be number one. Out of all OECD countries, the U.S. had the highest share of employees toiling away at low-wage work in 20...

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Alleged Child Killer Was Accused Earlier Of Stalking Teen Girl

Posted 01.10.2012

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Two experienced Indiana public defenders have been named to represent the man accused of murdering and dismembering 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon just a f...

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Dan Froomkin

Mark Thoma, Economist Who Pushed For Jobs Bills, Gives Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Thoma, an economics professor at the University of Oregon who has long urged Congress to take aggressive steps to reduce unemployment, announced ...

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Regulation vs. Structural Change

James Kwak | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Kwak

I think that on health care Obama and the administration probably did the best they could. But on financial reform, they could have gotten more done.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Obama's Reported Picks For Federal Reserve Praised By Economists

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Economists are cheering the Obama administration's rumored picks for the Federal Reserve, noting that the two economists and the bank regulator report...

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Bernanke to Housing Market: Please Don't Drop Dead

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Schurenberg

Uncle Sam has to ease out of banking, autos and all the programs authorized under the Obama stimulus bill without either starving the recovery or feeding inflation.

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The Middle Estate

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harry Moroz

The estate tax is not about confiscating wealth for redistribution, but about encouraging spending during a wealthy individual's lifetime and limiting the intergenerational transfer of wealth.

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Sam Stein

Geithner Bank Plan Faces New Wave Of Criticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two weeks after being introduced, Timothy Geithner's bank rescue plan is facing a new round of withering criticism from economists who say the proposa...

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