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Is Firm Size Important for Job Formation?

under Adults on June 22nd, 2012
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It is a very well known “fact”, more like an article of faith, that small firms account for the bulk of U.S. job formation. This belief has been highly instrumental in influencing economic policies towards business at all levels of government. If my memory is accurate, it was David Birch [...]

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Urban Economic Legends

under Adults on June 11th, 2012
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I really like the “Mythbusters”  TV show, perhaps because the 13-year-old still lurking inside me loves seeing watermelons explode in the interest of science. Anyway, here are several of my favorite urban economic legends, some of which contain a grain of truth. ANY CHARACTER HERE The Social Security Annual COLA [...]

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Happy Groundhog Day to Ben Bernanke

under Adults, Business on January 26th, 2012
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I haven’t the slightest idea what will happen if Ben Bernanke sees his shadow on February 2.  However, the Federal Reserve Chairman did shed some additional light on the future of monetary policy on January 25.   At their two-day meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to leave [...]

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