By Kevin Judge | October 10, 2018 With another gas tax increase here in the state of New Jersey, I’m reminded of the wisdom of a famous New Jersey resident who once said “it’s Deja vu all over again!” When the gas tax was increased by 23 cents per gallon in 2017, we were told… Read More »
Krittika D’Silva | October 9,2018 Over the past decade, changes in the way people shop have led more and more businesses to close their doors, from small music venues to book shops and even major department stores. This trend has been attributed to several factors, including a shift towards online shopping and changing spending preferences.… Read More »
By Sergey V. Popov | October 8, 2018 William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have been awarded the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (colloquially known as the economics Nobel). Both are macroeconomists dealing with long-run dynamics – big questions of what spurs economic growth, the importance of sustainable growth and how to tackle climate change.… Read More »
By Norah Campbell and Cormac Deane | October 4,2018 There are many rational reasons that motivate consumers to spend US$65 billion annually on household cleaning products. But non-rational mechanisms are nevertheless still at work in the cleaning products market, as in all others. Advertisements for domestic hygiene products usually follow the same simple yet powerful… Read More »
By William D. Lastrapes | October 4, 2018 Most Americans seem to think international trade deficits are a bad thing. A March poll, for example, showed that more than two-thirds think the U.S. should take steps to reduce the trade deficit with China, even if a resulting trade war drives up consumer prices. That’s in… Read More »
Laurence Ashworth | October 3, 2018 Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, made headlines in the U.K. recently for his speech at the Trades Union Congress conference in Manchester, England. His remarks were forcefully pro-union and strongly disapproving of corporations, the profit motive and the wealthy. He singled out Amazon for not paying their fair… Read More »
By Joe DelCasino | 2018 When I heard the news yesterday, I nearly fell off my chair, not because it’s a bad idea, but the timing in my humble opinion could not be worse. The Treasury Secretary is studying the ramifications of reducing capital gains taxes on investments like stocks, bonds and real estate, by… Read More »
By Amanda M. Countryman | October 2, 2018 On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a new trade accord, narrowly meeting a self-imposed deadline for consensus. Although U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 60 days, the new accord… Read More »
(NewsUSA) | October 1, 2018 Ongoing concerns about reducing carbon emissions and identifying clean energy sources continue to drive demand for clean energy products and support the development of technology that produces them. For instance, while solar panels have long been a way of minimizing one’s carbon footprint – be it a homeowner or a company… Read More »
By Jay L. Zagorsky| September 21, 2018 The U.S. Labor Department continues to release wonderful news for U.S. workers. Just this week, on Sept. 20, the agency said that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits reached the lowest level in almost 49 years. Unemployment benefits track changes in the number of workers who… Read More »