Matias Vernengo - Dollars & Sense

No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity

Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.

John Miller Jul 7, 2025

Left Hook

What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2025

Left Hook

No Tax on Tips

Even the stand-alone No Tax on Tips Act would do far too little to better the lot of low-income workers, even tipped workers.

John Miller Jun 27, 2025

Matías Vernengo is Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City (vernengo@economics.utah.edu).

2 articles

Issue 309

Crooks, Liars, Idiots, and Plutocrats

Economic historian Carlo Cipolla famously noted that human beings fall into four basic categories: the martyr who takes an action

Matias Vernengo Nov 1, 2013

Issue 259

Latin America's Left Off Track

Latin America has a new crop of leftist leaders, but their macroeconomic policies are sadly familiar.

Matias Vernengo May 1, 2005