Marty Wolfson

Making America Poisoned Again

The stated rationale for jettisoning environmental protections is that they are inefficient and have “suffocated” the economy. But economic benefits must be weighed against costs, including impacts on human health.

Marty Wolfson teaches economics at the University of Notre Dame. Previously, he was an economist with the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Financial Crises: Understanding

4 articles

Issue 322

The Fed Raises Rates--By Paying the Banks

The business and financial press has been abuzz with speculation about when the Federal Reserve would begin raising interest rates.

Marty Wolfson Jan 1, 2016

Issue 310

The $17 Trillion Delusion

The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Federal Debt

Marty Wolfson Jan 1, 2014

Issue 303

"Free-Market" Outcomes Are Not Fair--and Not Free

"Since 1980, the U.S. government has reduced its intervention in the U.S. economy, which has become much

Marty Wolfson Nov 1, 2012

Issue 284

The Bailouts Revisited

Who got bailed out and why? Is there any alternative to "Too Big to Fail"?

Marty Wolfson Sep 1, 2009

How the Rich Got Richer

Jobs and Hints of Recession

Making America Poisoned Again

The Fed Raises Rates--By Paying the Banks

The $17 Trillion Delusion

"Free-Market" Outcomes Are Not Fair--and Not Free

The Bailouts Revisited