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Is there any policy from the Trump administration that would have a deflationary effect?
In markets it is known as the “Trump trade”, a bet that Donald Trump’s
return to the White House would herald more inflation and higher
interest rates. Many of Mr Trump’s core policies push in this
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During Ronald Reagan's presidency, which industry sectors' workers tended to approve of him the most? And which ones disliked him the most?
Ronald Reagan had a lot of support nationwide during his presidency, but there were many people who opposed him as well. It seems like different industry types tend to favor a certain political ...
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Did the U.S. take any measure to prevent China from benefiting from friendshoring?
China is moving to deepen trade and investment links with nations the
US has prioritized for friend-shoring, a response that may keep—or
even enhance—Beijing’s primacy in global commerce.
President Xi ...
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Is there a correlation between government responsiveness to individual/voter concerns and subsequent reduction in policy demands?
In democratic states, is there a correlation between government responsiveness to individual concerns and subsequent reduction in policy demands?
I am curious because recent polsci papers on ...
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Why are Americans' perceptions about their economy so incorrect?
According to a recent Financial Times article (paywalled), surveys indicate a large disconnect between current economic facts and the public perception, to where the majority polled are mistaken:
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Why does the US still maintain so many military facilities in Western Europe?
The US maintains a lot of military facilities in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc.
This doesn't make economic sense. The US military expenditure is on trajectory to reach a ...
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Why was the Biden administration reluctant to offer lowering tariffs on goods from member countries when drafting IPEF?
Analysts have compared it to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
which the United States withdrew from in 2017.[3] However, the
initiative is intended to be a precursor for later negotiations, as it
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Big mergers in the oil sector what is the opinion of the political world and anti-trust authorities?
Two new mergers in the US (and global) oil sector have just been announced. ExxonMobil is merging with Pioneer Natural and Chevron is buying Hess.
If you sort this list by revenues you will find ...
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Apples-to-apples comparison of the public debt structure in the US vs. China
I'm looking for a comparison (i.e. two pie charts) of the public debt structure in the US vs. China. I can easily find data on the [hidden] municipal debt problem in China (as it's been repeatedly in ...
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What is the relationship between Gov't economic policies/performance & collective action
Based on my reading of polsci and econ literature, I believe there is an extensive literature studying how collective action (e.g., through labor strikes or occupation groups) can influence economic ...
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What would be the negative consequences for China for a rare earth metal ban?
https://unherd.com/thepost/what-chinas-rare-earth-metal-ban-means-for-the-west/
China is threatening an export ban on rare earth metals in response to
Washington’s recent decision to impose ...
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What is the theory behind using the 14th Amendment to ignore the debt ceiling?
President Biden raised a few eyebrows in that he's said he isn't ready to invoke the 14th Amendment and ignore the debt ceiling... yet. From Reuters
President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not yet ...
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What has changed in the last decade that causes tent cities to spring up?
As a regular visitor to the United States (Texas and Oregon, mostly) I can see that a lot of slum-like encampments have sprung up during the last decade, probably even the last few years. Some are so ...
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How do these contradictory claims about the US national debt square against each other?
(Not sure if this should be on the Economics SE or Skeptics SE)
The first source is this, from which there is an image:
This clearly implies that the US federal budget decreased under Obama, Carter, ...
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The changing relationship between Democracy and Economic Growth (log GDP)
There has been contradicting evidence on whether being a democratic state is correlated with economic growth and/or higher GDP per capita. For instance, Barro (1997) argues in his book that a ...
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