John Miller

John Miller is a professor emeritus of economics at Wheaton College and a member of the Dollars & Sense collective.

96 articles (Page 4)

March/April 2022

The New Tools of the Fed

How monetary policy has changed since the financial crisis.

John Miller Mar 1, 2022

January/February 2022

The Fed and the Racial Wealth Gap

Will a Fed racial equality mandate improve monetary policy?

John Miller Jan 1, 2022

March/April 2021

Free to Lose

Selling out workers and retirees to their financial advisors.

John Miller Mar 1, 2021

January/February 2021

The Stock Market and the Coronavirus Crisis

Wall Street demands your money and your life.

John Miller Jan 1, 2021

November/December 2020

"Common Sense" Without Evidence Is Nonsense

What are the actual effects of enhanced unemployment benefits?

John Miller Nov 1, 2020

September/October 2020

How Green Is Joe Biden's Green New Deal?

If Mr. Biden's proposal isn't quite the Green New Deal, you can see a likeness. But

John Miller Sep 1, 2020

July/August 2020

Out of Policy Ideas? Cut Capital Gains Taxes!

Economists react to the Covid-19 economy with a familiar cure-all.

John Miller Jul 1, 2020

D&S BLOG

Dating the Recession

Alarmed by the coronavirus-induced economic collapse, the NBER declares the economy in a recession in record time. By John

John Miller Jun 19, 2020

January/February 2020

The Wealth Tax Proposals

How not to make friends among the tax establishment and the superrich.

John Miller Jan 1, 2020

September/October 2019

Resuscitating Private Social Security Accounts

Countering Inequality with Panic and Prevarication

John Miller Sep 1, 2019

July/August 2019

Dangerous Talk on Education and Economic Mobility

Beyond the College Admissions Bribery Scandal

John Miller Jul 1, 2019

May/June 2019

The Optimal Tax

Mainstream economics supports a 70% top income tax rate.

John Miller May 1, 2019

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America