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Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover I

Lazear discusses employment and the 'Fiscal Cliff' on CNBC’s Closing Bell

via Closing Bell (CNBC)
Friday, December 7, 2012

Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, offers insights into the current jobs’ numbers, noting that the US job creation is not able to keep pace with the growing population. Lazear noted four policy areas that would help economic growth: a tax code that is pro-growth; an increase in trade; getting spending under control; and looking at the cost benefit of regulations.

Interviews

Edward Lazear on CNBC's Closing Bell

with Edward Paul Lazearvia Closing Bell (CNBC)
Friday, December 7, 2012
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It’s the Culture, Stupid

by William Ratliffvia Defining Ideas
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Why do some countries join the ranks of the most developed nations while others do not?

John B. Taylor

Taylor on PBS’s NewsHour: Slow growth is the biggest economic challenge facing the next president

via PBS NewsHour
Friday, November 2, 2012

John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, weighs in on the economy and the unemployment rate. US employers across various sectors are hiring, signaling slow but steady growth; but the unemployment rate rose in October, and many Americans are continuing to leave the labor force completely. Taylor notes that bad policies are the reason unemployment is so high.

The Last Gasp of Union Power

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

In Michigan, a collective bargaining initiative will wreak havoc on an already weak economy.

Analysis and Commentary

Equality of Opportunity, Not Income, is Needed

by Lee Ohanianvia Columbus Dispatch (OH)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Russell D. Roberts

Hanke on hyperinflation, monetary policy, and debt

via EconTalk
Monday, October 29, 2012

In this podcast Russell Roberts, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and EconTalk host, discusses, with Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins and the Cato Institute, hyperinflation and the US fiscal situation. Hanke argues that, despite the seemingly aggressive policies of the Federal Reserve during the last four years, there is currently little or no risk of serious inflation in the United States.

John B. Taylor

Taylor: Recovery would have been better without quantitative easing

via Fox Business
Friday, October 26, 2012

John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, weighs in on the future of the Federal Reserve, noting that we cannot keep kicking the can down the road. The United States needs to return a more predictable, rules-based monetary policy that worked in the past.

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Champion of Liberty

by Stephen Moorevia Hoover Digest
Friday, October 26, 2012

The accomplishments of Milton Friedman—and why we still miss him. By Stephen Moore.

Milton and Rose Friedman

He Saw It Coming

by Robert Leesonvia Hoover Digest
Friday, October 26, 2012

Many years ago, the great economist warned against euro euphoria and other economic train wrecks. As usual, he was right. By Robert Leeson.

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The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

Milton and Rose Friedman: An Uncommon Couple