All Posts Tagged With: "Robert Samuelson"
Something Besides Money Growth Causes Inflation?
Howard Baetjer, Jr., is a lecturer in economics at Towson University. Some economic phenomena can result from a variety of causes. A temporary increase in unemployment, for example, might be caused by a sudden, disruptive change in production technology, or in trade patterns, or in labor or tax laws; or it could be caused by [...]
1Jul2007 | Howard Baetjer Jr. | 7 comments | ContinuedNo Shortcuts
For about ten years a number of writers sympathetic to the free market have rejoiced that more and more Americans have become shareholders in corporations through retirement accounts and direct investing. These commentators predicted that widespread stock ownership would effect a radical change in Americans’ attitudes about economic policy. No longer would they be sympathetic [...]
1Feb2003 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | Continued-
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