On the Economy

Predictions for tomorrow’s jobs report

Given last month’s numbers, we can’t rule out the possibility we've actually lost jobs

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:57 PM UTC
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America’s staggering education gap

Students of wealthy families are increasingly better prepared for kindergarten than their lower class schoolmates

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Monday, Apr 29, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 55
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Don’t be fooled by today’s economic growth report

The economy may have expanded at a rate of 2.5 percent over the first quarter, but that's unlikely to last

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Apr 26, 2013 4:14 PM UTC
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Is income inequality beyond fixing?

Until we can reduce the flow of money into politics, the rich will continue to dictate public policy

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 29
Business On the Economy, Democracy

How to prevent future Reinhart-Rogoff meltdowns

All economics papers can't be subject to a time-consuming peer review, but sweeping studies should raise a red flag

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Monday, Apr 22, 2013 3:28 PM UTC
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GOP has always misled the debt debate

That the Reinhart/Rogoff study justifying austerity has been exposed as bogus should come as no surprise

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 6:11 PM UTC 10
Business On the Economy, Austerity

House GOP campaign chair’s surprising defense of Medicare

Greg Walden has labeled the president's new budget plan a "shocking attack on seniors"

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Apr 12, 2013 4:02 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, President Obama

`Target the underemployed, not just the unemployed

To reinvigorate the labor market, we have to help underutilized and part-time workers as well as those without jobs

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 5:45 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, Labor

When tax breaks are useless

The mortgage interest deduction, which costs the treasury $70 billion, subsidizes already-payable home purchases

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:09 PM UTC 22
Business On the Economy

Is universal preschool worth taxpayers’ dollars?

In an economy where inequality is sapping so much opportunity from so many, no price is too steep

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 4:38 AM UTC
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Why does anyone still take Paul Ryan seriously?

His failed V.P. bid may have made him a national figure, but his budget plan is hopelessly out of touch

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Mar 15, 2013 10:20 PM UTC 37
Politics On the Economy, Jared Bernstein

Paul Ryan’s latest attempt to gut the federal government

Unfazed by his election defeat, the Wisconsin representative is trotting out a new draconian budget plan

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 7:01 PM UTC
Business On the Economy

Who really benefits from a rise in the Dow?

Forget the maxim that market gains lift all boats. It's the one percent who actually cashes in

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Monday, Mar 11, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, Wall Street

Can our growth survive the sequester?

The new jobs report reveals unemployment is at its lowest level in four years, but the good news may be short-lived

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Mar 8, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, sequester

I just solved the sequester!

Tax expenditures offer Republicans and Democrats alike the opportunity to cut spending and increase revenue

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 4:42 PM UTC 21
Business On the Economy, sequester

Raise the minimum wage!

From saving working families much-needed cash to reducing poverty, it's a great way to kickstart the economy

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 5:52 PM UTC 17
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There is no one “stable” debt ratio

Lost in the debt ceiling hand-wringing: Different economies can support different deficits at different times

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Monday, Feb 11, 2013 5:55 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, Barack Obama

Congress is ravaging the economy all by itself

The latest CBO data reveals that government is cutting economic growth in half, with no discernible benefit

Jared Bernstein Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 9:47 PM UTC
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Today’s jobs report is a mixed bag

The unemployment rate is holding steady at 7.8 percent, which suggests economic growth is a bit sluggish

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Jan 4, 2013 4:04 PM UTC
Elections On the Economy, Unemployment

4 painful lessons from the “fiscal cliff”

It may be over, but a new crisis looms. The question now is whether Democrats will cave on the debt ceiling

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 2:45 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, Fiscal cliff

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