Value Added – A blog

Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.

Search Blog Posts

Reset
post

I agree with Noah Smith and with the Economist here: Noah Smith: OK, so The Economist has an ongoing series of articles about the shortcomings of the economics profession

post

Will the Trump Fed be “normal”?: Ken Rogoff: Donald Trump’s normal Fed

post

The behavior of the Federal Reserve remains a puzzle: Tim Duy: Set to stay on current path

post

Only 81% of “Initial Coin Offerings” created by “con artists, charlatans, and swindlers”? What are the other 19%?: Nouriel Roubini: Initial coin scams

post

The Brexiters never had a plan for what they would do if they won the referendum. And they still don’t: Robert Hutton stuck in the middle: These are Theresa May’s four Brexit options

post

Anecdotes trump data for what I wish were a surprisingly large proportion of male American economists: Economist: Barriers to entry

post

Weekend reading: “economics of the middle class” edition

post

This is the year Post-Great Recession America falls behind Post-Great Depression America in recovery

post

To What Extent Is Shenzhen Already the Leading Global Microscale Hardware Community of Engineering Practice: Ken Rogoff: Will China Really Supplant US Economic Hegemony?