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Analysis and Commentary

Problems In Greece Show European 'Union' Is Falling Apart

by Markos Kounalakisvia McClatchy Newspapers
Friday, June 26, 2015

Anxiety is a constant presence for those living in Athens these days as they continue to ride the seven-year see-saw of economic survival and revival.

Law, Healthcare, and Finance
Analysis and Commentary

Repealing Obamacare Would Lower Federal Deficits

by Charles Blahousvia e21, Economic Policies for the 21st Century
Sunday, June 21, 2015

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has just released a report on the budgetary and economic effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Press reports reflect what CBO has reported pursuant to its scoring instructions – specifically, that relative to its scorekeeping baseline, repeal of the ACA would worsen the federal deficit but bolster the economy.

Medicine For What Ails Europe

by Michael J. Boskinvia Hoover Digest
Friday, June 19, 2015

Five steps toward restoring economic sanity in the eurozone.

Analysis and Commentary

Taxes

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Today's (June 18) Wall Street Journal has two noteworthy pieces on tax reform, "Rubio's tax mistake" in the Review and Outlook and Rand Paul's "Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over" Perhaps now that pretty much everyone agrees the tax code is a mess, something will be done about it.

John B. Taylor
Interviews

John B. Taylor Testifies Before House Committee On The Budget (18:30)

with John B. Taylorvia U.S. House Committee on the Budget
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow John B. Taylor testifies before the U.S. House Committee on the Budget on 'the economic effects of a fiscal consolidation strategy'.

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In the News

California Obamacare Exchange Is Running Out Of Money

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia Heartland Institute
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

After spending more than $1 billion on startup costs, California’s state-run Obamacare health insurance exchange has failed to produce the expected returns and is rapidly running out of money.

John B. Taylor
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John B. Taylor Testifies Before House Committee On The Budget

featuring John B. Taylorvia U.S. House Committee on the Budget
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow John B. Taylor will testify before the U.S. House Committee on the Budget.

Analysis and Commentary

John Thacker On Democrats Subsidizing Rural Areas

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Almost all rural infrastructure is subsidized, from railroads to highways to telephone and Internet service to airline service to water projects to electricity projects. And that's just the start.

Analysis and Commentary

A Question For Krugman

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Paul Krugman has a post today about how badly some Republican governors have been doing with their budget policies. His basic criticism is that they have cut taxes. But he also has, at various times recently, complained about austerity. What, to Paul Krugman, is austerity?

Federal Reserve
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Lazear: Fed Should Raise Rates ASAP

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia CNBC
Friday, June 5, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear on the jobs numbers, interest rates, and Greece’s “game of chicken”.

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