There’s a reason people say “put your money where your mouth is.” Predictions are free, but a friendly wager acts as a tax on the delusional. And there is perhaps no topic of debate where this sort of ...

The assessment of the multiplier which conditions the efficiency of stimulus plans (investment multiplier) and monetary injections (credit multiplier) is the major point of dispute between the ...

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There is a small war going on between liberal and conservative economists about whether government stimulus packages increase or do not materially affect basic levels of economic activity. Liberals ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former Dallas Fed president, I cover the economy. The small headline on the 4:30 PM Tuesday edition of the WSJ on my iPad said, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

This week “The Economist explains” is given over to economics. For each of six days until Saturday this blog will publish a short explainer on a seminal idea. WHEN Barack Obama sought to boost America ...

This week “The Economist explains” is given over to economics. For each of six days until Saturday this blog will publish a short explainer on a seminal idea. WHEN Barack Obama sought to boost America ...