Economic Trends
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Competitiveness: The wealth of nations
By Staff WriterIs the U.S. as competitive as it once was?
September 12, 2012
The End of Growth?While Americans may regard a rising standard of living as their birthright, a provocative new academic paper suggests economic growth may be a thing of the past.
September 04, 2012
Barack Obama's rebranding challenge: Arrack, orate, repeatHell hath no fury like a disappointed customer. That's the central "rebranding" challenge facing Barack Obama as he goes into the final campaign sprint.
August 31, 2012
Why world markets focus on tiny Jackson Hole, Wyo.The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City first lured the biggest names in economics and finance to its conference with fly-fishing.
August 30, 2012
Election Update: Are Demographics Destiny?One way to think about this year's election is as a contest between the impact of a sour economy (advantage Romney) and the power of the nation's shifting demographics (advantage Obama).
August 30, 2012
Election Update: Are Demographics Destiny?One way to think about this year's election is as a contest between the impact of a sour economy (advantage Romney) and the power of the nation's shifting demographics (advantage Obama).
August 23, 2012
We Have Not Been SavedWhile Nouriel Roubini or Jeremy Grantham can be counted on to deliver prophecies of doom dressed up in the dismal prose of the economics profession, the original doomsayerthe prophet Jeremiahexpressed himself far more vividly, and his poetry speaks to our times.
August 10, 2012
After five years of crisis, the euro area risks Japan-style recessionWhen the economic crisis hit, America and Britain sought lessons from Japan's so-called lost decade. But it may not have been enough.