Issue 307

Issue 307

Dear Dr. Dollar: Black-White Income Differences: What’s Happened?

There is a great deal of awareness of the general increase of income inequality in the United States. But what's happened to the income inequality between African Americans and European Americans ("Black-White" inequality)?

Arthur MacEwan Jul 1, 2013

Issue 307

Pursuing Profits--or Power?

Do corporations seek to maximize profits? Or do they seek to maximize power? The two may be complementary--wealth begets power,

James K. Boyce Jul 1, 2013

Issue 307

Frackonomics

The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2013

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Collapsing Investment and the Great Recession

Investment in real inputs--structures and machinery used to boost future output and productivity--is one of the ways that an economy

Gerald Friedman Jul 1, 2013

Issue 307

Beyond Debt and Growth

An Interview with Robert Pollin

An Interview with Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2013