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What The Fed Does, Especially Under Trump, Should Matter To You | Economics on Blog#42

Why What The Fed Does, Especially Under Trump, Should Matter To You | Economics on Blog#42

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How The Unemployed Are Counted: Scoundrel Edition | #MSMBias on Blog#42

Mainstream media reporting is very frustrating this primary season, Continue reading How The Unemployed Are Counted: Scoundrel Edition | #MSMBias on Blog#42

Jared Bernstein: Bernie, Hillary, the binding constraints of cramped reality, and the Overton Window | Blog#42

27 Jan 2016

I may be a bit out of my depth here but let me offer a few thoughts on a debate among progressives that leaves me scratching away at the old noggin.’ Here are the bones of the thing, as I kinda understand them: Continue reading Jared Bernstein: Bernie, Hillary, the binding constraints of cramped reality, and the Overton Window | Blog#42

Jared Bernstein: 2013 #poverty and #income results: Rising tide lifts a few boats, but the levee needs work

By Jared Bernstein

September 16th, 2014

They’re out and I’ve got an extensive analysis up at PostEverything. For here, some highlights.

–The poverty rate fell more than I expected last year–down half-a-percentage point from 15% in 2012 to 14.5% in 2013. It was fully driven by a sharp decline in child poverty rate, which fell almost two percentage points, from 21.8% to 19.9%, the largest one-year decline since 1966.

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