Economistsâ Critiques of Emergency Effort Retrace Old Debates
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Most economists called the emergency spending plan agreed to by the White House and Congress on Thursday as useful, but flawed and probably not enough.l
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Economists are divided over whether the rise in prices will be short-lived.
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Some experts say American policymakers are confusing tactical adjustments with a strategy.
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Skeptical economists and a worried public question whether the rebates for more than 130 million Americans and tax breaks for businesses will be quick enough or effective enough to avert a recession
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The Bush administration's approach to environmental issues has challenged the status quo by revising the traditional public-policy calculus on decisions.
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The current proposal would boost the wrong part of the economy.
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If war is out of control, contractorsâ incentives may lead to errors.
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A new study on emergency rooms disputes the common wisdom that the poor and uninsured are filling them up.
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Public views of the national economy are now more negative than at any point in nearly 15 years, and few people believe that the kind of stimulus plan being devised by President Bush and Congress is enough to stave off or soften a recession, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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The Budget Office and the case of the disappearing public interest
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BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (IPS) - The European Union's humanitarian aid policy  does not draw a sufficiently clear distinction between responses  to emergencies and longer-term development assistance, a new  report has concluded.
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The poor are the people most likely to spend a tax rebate, if they are handed one in an economic revival plan. Whether that happens depends on who prevails Â the White House or the Democrats who run Congress.
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Experts say aid priorities should include preparation and risk reduction as well as emergency relief.
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A new study finds that Americans' failure to save may be caused by the mechanics of saving systems, not by moral opposition.
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When it comes to our economy, politicians on both sides of the aisle are quick to say that a stimulus package shouldn't have anything to do with political ideology. But while that's nice in theory, it's impossible in practice because economics and ideology go hand in hand.
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Rolling electricity blackouts have created a national emergency with dire consequences for the economy. And there's no quick fix
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This book attempts to demolish the notion that ''new is better.&quot; For the most part, it succeeds. Sergio Zyman and coauthor Armin A. Brott build a solid foundation for their argument that innovation can be disastrous for the bottom line. Innovation is like a sugar high, they say -- a quick fix that just doesn't work.