Stimulus
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Editor's Note
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by Horace Johns
The ABCs of Economic Recovery
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by Thomas F. Dernburg, professor of economics emeritus, American University
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The employment effects of every dollar increase in the deficit will depend on whether it is spent on goods and services such as infrastructure or is the result of tax reduction or increases in government transfer outlays such as unemployment compensation. [more]
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It Is Time to Invest in Human Capital
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by Murat Arik, associate director,
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Closing the educational attainment gap: how can southern middle Tennessee, experiencing significant economic decline, emerge as a globally competitive manufacturing region? [more]
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The Chinese Piper?
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by Steven G. Livingston, professor of political science,
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The U.S. should not be in hock to another country, but we cannot entirely blame China, and in the short run there is no way out. [more]
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So Are We Keynesians or Not?
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by Martin Kennedy, assistant professor of economics, MTSU
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There is plenty of room for empirical debate with respect to the efficacy of fiscal policy in general, whether monetary policy is a better tool, or what constitutes spending that will make us more productive in the future. [more]
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Are Business Executives Overpaid?
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by William Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance, and Kevin Zhao, assistant professor of finance, MTSU
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A team of MTSU's economics and finance faculty members is researching the trend in executive compensation measured as a percent of corporate profits. [more]
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We're All Keynesians Now
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by Arthur Laffer, former member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board
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The various "stimulus" efforts coming out of Washington will amount to naught as the government can only redistribute resources, not create them. [more]
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Dance With the One Who Brought You!
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by Jim Burton, dean, Jones College of Business, MTSU
I remember capitalism and free enterprise.... [more]
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