All Posts Tagged With: "misery index"
The Distress Index (A Better 'Misery' Index)
I was thinking a few months ago that FEE should develop a new and more accurate “Misery Index”. The original “Misery Index” is really not all that useful since it measures only unemployment and inflation. Deflating prices bring the index down but do not necessarily indicate a healthy economy. Sometimes it’s the opposite. We need [...]
18Sep2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 16 comments | Continued
Andrew Mellon: The Entrepreneur as Politician
Rarely do spectacular entrepreneurs leave their realm of business for the political arena. One exception is Andrew Mellon, the third-wealthiest American of his era, who left a dazzling career in American industry to become secretary of treasury under Presidents Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. Mellon established his career in Pittsburgh as a successful [...]
1Dec2008 | Burton W. Folsom Jr. | 4 comments | Continued-
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