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Good news and bad news

May 26th, 2010

Free exchange Global recovery R.A. | WASHINGTON The OECD reports on global growth Images:  THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released its latest global economic outlook, updated since last November. In general, the OECD sees an economic picture far more promising than was the cast last autumn. Output rates in 2010 were revised [...]

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Is a VAT good for exports?

May 18th, 2010

In a recent CNBC interview, former President Clinton endorses the idea of a value added tax.  (Click here.  The discussion of the VAT is around minute 2:45.) One of President Clinton’s main arguments is that a VAT would improve our trade balance, because it is rebated on exports and imposed on imports.  The problem is that this argument is well-known, at least among [...]

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Good Enough

May 13th, 2010

One of the side effects of actually caring about teaching is that when I come across something that I think will be useful for my students, I really want to implement it NOW. But combine this with a full plate of research, service and (an attempt at) a personal life, and there simply are times [...]

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