Mark Paul - Dollars & Sense

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

May/June 2026

The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

Left Hook Economics

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

Mark Paul is a postdoctoral associate at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

2 articles

May/June 2019

Traditional Measures of Unemployment Are Missing the Mark

We've heard it countless times in recent media accounts: The economy is at "full employment." The

Mark Paul May 1, 2019

March/April 2017

DAPL Doesn't Make Economic Sense

The Dakota Access Pipeline imposes huge environmental and health costs, creates few jobs, and generates little government revenue.

Mark Paul Mar 1, 2017