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Is there a way to show that it would be bad if there was a sudden increase or decrease in the distribution of income?

commented 4 years ago in General Economics Questions

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Why does economics not able to make a meaningful impact in most developing countries?

commented 4 years ago in General Economics Questions

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What do you think is missing from the debate about raising the top marginal tax rate?

answered 5 years ago in Current Economic Issues

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What role, if any, does secular stagnation play in the flat growth of wages since the recovery?

commented 5 years ago

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Is economics defined by the questions we ask or the methods we use to answer them?

answered 5 years ago

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Is the US government a "Zombie business"?

edited 5 years ago in Current Economic Issues

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Should central banks change their inflation targets?

answer edited 5 years ago in General Economics Questions

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If monetary policy works largely through income effects is it still the best tool for stabilisation policy?

answered 5 years ago in Current Economic Issues

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Have low interest rates led to excessive risk taking?

commented 5 years ago in Current Economic Issues

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How important was the financial panic as a cause of the Great Recession?

answered 5 years ago in Current Economic Issues

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What is labor economics?

answered 5 years ago in General Economics Questions

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Is the prime directive of economcs to maximize net social benefits?

commented 5 years ago in General Economics Questions

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Are we in a period of sticky wages (nominal rigidity) and what is generally expected to happen next?

answered 5 years ago in General Economics Questions

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Should public policy try to rein in Amazon?

answered 5 years ago in General Economics Questions

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How has the fall in labor share affected the US economy?

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