Sentences with phrase «by liberal economists»
In the last year or so there has been a spate of articles by liberal economists exploring the causes of and possible solutions to declining productivity and increasing inequality in the United States.
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Jared Bernstein, a labor economist much loved by liberals, was asked to serve as the top economist to Vice President Biden.
And its not just traditionally «liberal» economists who understand that trade imbalances are not caused by lazy workers.
But perhaps the most promising option, teased by a large group of tax law experts and vocally championed by prominent liberal economist Dean Baker, is for states to repeal their income taxes and replace them with employer - side payroll taxes.
The Liberals embraced the recommendations of many economists, including ourselves, that with a sustainable fiscal situation, they could strengthen long - term economic growth by undertaking infrastructure spending financed by borrowing at historically low interest rates.
On suggestion out there, originated from a supply - side economist at the American Enterprise Inst,, and given support by liberal Nation editor William Grieder, is to have the Feds.
The title was an allusion to the Yellow Book, produced by the Liberal Party research department in 1928, in which economists such as Walter Layton and J M Keynes set out plans for the state to tackle unemployment.
Some economists — liberals and conservatives — however, have expressed concern regarding how entry - level jobs would be affected by a 50 % increase in the minimum wage.
He says that it's important to distinguish between facts and opinion, which is why he found «odd and distasteful» an undergraduate course in macroeconomics taught by Paul Krugman, the outspoken liberal economist who in 2008 would win a Nobel Prize in economic sciences for his work on international trade patterns.
The proposal to put a fee - per - ton on carbon and rebating the proceeds to residents is supported by prominent economists, both liberal and conservative, and environmental experts, as a market - driven way to reduce carbon consumption by encouraging energy conservation and use of renewable energy sources.
Critics of NYT columnist and blogger Paul Krugman know that the economist — who won his Nobel award for work on international trade — has a habit of carelessly repeating the «facts» on environmental issues put out by his liberal colleagues.
They let their liberal - progressive ideas of the perfect be the enemy of what one MIT energy economist called «by far the most aggressive U.S. proposal» he's ever seen.