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
Trump and Trade and Zombies">
post

Trump and Trade and Zombies">Should-Read: Paul Krugman: Trump and Trade and Zombies

The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade">
post

The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade">Should-Read: J. Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, Tim L. Squires, and David N. Weil: The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade

The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs">
post

The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs">Should-Read: Martin Feldstein: The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Another new publication!">
post

Another new publication!">Should-Read: Dan Shaviro: Another new publication!

How Universities Make Cities Great">
post

How Universities Make Cities Great">Should-Read: Noah Smith: How Universities Make Cities Great

The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution">
post

The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution">Should-Read: Jane Humphries (2013): The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution

Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017">
post

Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017">Should-Read: Barry Ritholtz: Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017

Amazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase">
post

Amazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase">Should-Read: Jason Del Rey: Amazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase

Gendered Language">
post

Gendered Language">Should-Read: Pamela Jakiela and Owen Ozier: Gendered Language