(This post continues my discussion of the "regime uncertainty" hypothesis, according to which the New Deal hampered recovery by causing businessmen to fear policy changes that might render their investments unprofitable.) Insull's Monstrosity The 1935 Revenue Act wasn't the only measure that had businessmen and investors shuddering
In her CMFA working paper, Carola Binder discusses a new approach for understanding why central bankers are pressured—by both politicians and the public—to deviate from their mandates. Further, Binder argues that this new approach "strengthens the case for limiting monetary policymakers' discretion by implementing rule-based
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A gig economy can be defined as a market system characterized by non-traditional workplace arrangements where workers work independently on a short-term or temporary basis for one or multiple organizations. It consists of all types of contingent work contracts which includes freelancers, consultants, temporary contract
A gig economy can be defined as a market system characterized by non-traditional workplace arrangements where workers work independently on a short-term or temporary basis for one or multiple organizations. It consists of all types of contingent work contracts which includes freelancers, consultants, temporary contract
"This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. …[T]he only thing we have to fear is fear itself." —FDR, in his first inaugural address. "There is no place for industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain."—Thomas Hobbes, on the state
Written by: Krishna Saraogi New Zealand is one of top happiest countries in the world. This is one proximate reason that makes New Zealand so resilient too. Recently, on the International Day of Happiness, the United Nations released a report of the World’s Happiest Countries, and
In his first speech as a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, Christopher Waller defended Fed independence and reassured his audience that "deficit financing and debt servicing issues play no role in our policy decisions and never will." His goal was to dispel
“Hold your breath till you cross the bridge…” -Article by Sukanya Chaudhury When one sits to watch this 2001 animated feature film, the spectator, in all sense, gets ‘spirited’ away to Miyazaki’s world of magical realism. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away is a Studio
Written by: Krishna Saraogi Figure 1 – Economic Times Business Centers, also popularly known as Serviced Offices, is an office building that is fully furnished and equipped and is managed by a management company (also known as operator or office provider). The operators rent out the
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