Economic resilience gets mentioned often these days and I highlight a few points about this in the context of the current crisis.
Defining Economic Resilience
More negotiation dimensions
If you believe the opinions of most experts over the President success with North Korea negotiations was always going to be difficult to define, let alone achieve. At this point the President setting a different tack in terms of patience is a good thing actually.
Tax Policy and User Experience
The issues the public has with the outcomes of the tax act suggest a need for more attention to the user experience in the formulation of economic policies.
Employment Gains in ND
So I am quoted in this story from the Grand Forks Herald about tax policy changes and employment changes in the state of North Dakota(Link). I thought I would extend my thoughts here. Of all the policies to attempt to heap credit upon for employment gains in the state the tax changes seem to me the least likely. What is more likely?
Continue reading Employment Gains in NDManufacturing v. Metals
I was in Washington this week and had a chance to read a bunch of material regarding the tariff plan. The notion of expanding employment in the U.S. with these tariffs is really silly. It is clearly the case the primary metal production employment has been on the decline as seen here.