Economic policy

Sunday, May 26, 2013

AEI Economics team launches the LEDGER

Abby McCloskey | April 18, 2013, 10:00 am

Searching for how to understand current policy issues? You are in luck! In April, AEI launched “The LEDGER,” a weekly snapshot of top economic issues and new research and commentary from AEI’s economists. It is free, designed for consumption on … read more >

Economics, U.S. Economy

Obama’s inequality argument just utterly collapsed

James Pethokoukis | April 11, 2012, 9:55 pm

President Barack Obama has a theory of the case, yes he does. For the past 30 years, the living standards of middle-class Americans have gone nowhere even as the overall U.S. economy has grown markedly. The Obama explanation: Wealthier Americans … read more >

Economics

Is uncertainty responsible for our economic woes?

Nick Schulz | March 27, 2012, 9:52 am

I recently interviewed Cliff Asness, the managing & founding principal of the hedge fund AQR Capital Management, at AEI’s World Forum. Last year, Asness wrote a provocative piece in the WSJ about what’s holding the economy back, arguing that “Uncertainty … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Why Obama’s corporate tax plan is a total bust

James Pethokoukis | February 22, 2012, 8:33 am

The current U.S. economic recovery is arguably the worst in modern American history. Incomes are flat, housing is moribund, and the past three years have seen the longest stretch of high unemployment in this country since the Great Depression. Yet President … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

To infinity and beyond! This is the debt chart Obama and Geithner should be ashamed of

James Pethokoukis | February 16, 2012, 5:16 pm

Testifying before the House Budget Committee today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told Chairman Paul Ryan the following: “We’re not coming before you to say we have a definitive solution to that long-term problem. What we do know is we don’t … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

How Romney can start to energize conservatives

James Pethokoukis | February 8, 2012, 2:06 pm

Mitt Romney wants to be the next president of a country in need of serious and sweeping economic reform. And here are the first two points in his 59-point economic plan: 1. Maintain current tax rates on personal income 2. … read more >

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Economics, Taxes and Spending

Actually, Mitt Romney’s tax rate is too high

James Pethokoukis | January 18, 2012, 10:45 am

It’s real simple: If you think the biggest problem facing the United States today is income inequality, then you should be outraged that Mitt Romney’s income tax rate isn’t higher. But if you instead think America’s biggest problem is high … read more >

Economics, U.S. Economy

The 7 most illuminating economic charts of 2011

James Pethokoukis | December 23, 2011, 12:11 pm

My Magnificent Seven. Some bust myths. Others highlight a reality the media is ignoring. Enjoy! 1. The overly optimistic unemployment forecast of the Obama White House. This may be the most infamous economic prediction in U.S. political history (helpfully updated … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Romney just dramatically raised the stakes vs. Obama

James Pethokoukis | November 6, 2011, 7:32 pm

The Day of Reckoning is here, or will be in 2013. The next president and Congress will need to make huge decisions about taxes and spending. And those actions will help determine whether America’s economic future will be one of … read more >

Economics, U.S. Economy

7 reasons why Obama is wrong on income inequality

James Pethokoukis | October 26, 2011, 6:04 pm

As if ordered up directly by the Obama White House and Occupy Wall Street, the Congressional Budget Office has produced a timely report looking at income inequality. The CBO found that between between 1979 and 2007, average real after-tax household income grew … read more >