Publications Building hope How land reforms will help deliver the homes we need By Alex Diner 20 November 2024 Download the report The UK’s dysfunctional land market is one of the key...

But strong flows force a rebound.

If so, what’s your preferred caliber?

Podcasts Are oil and gas workers the coalminers of our generation? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Anna Carthy and Mika Minio-Paluello By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 19 November 2024 The International Energy Agency has said that the world cannot...

Has Trump thought his tariff proposal through? Brian gives reasons to doubt that this move would be successful in replacing the income tax or substantially affecting it.BTW, Brian has migrated from X to Bluesky along with many others in the fields of economics and finance. Links provided at the end of the post.Bond EconomicsTariffs As A Fiscal Tool?Brian Romanchuk

What can Americans do? What should Australia do? A few weeks ago, I drew up a flowchart to estimate the probability that Trump would establish a dictatorship in the US, which looked, at the time, like an even money bet. We don’t need to speculate any more. Trump has announced the dictatorship, and there is no sign of effective resistance. The key elements so far include Extremists announced for all major positions, with a demand that they be recess appointments, not subject to...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This discussion highlights the structural challenges facing America’s economic and political system, emphasizing how vested interests manipulate markets, language, and policy to sustain inequality. The U.S. operates in a "stacked marketplace," favoring creditors and employers over wage earners, with little public debate or university-level economic critique. While populist narratives resonate, substantive solutions remain elusive. Richard Wolff...

Transfers are actually up now over last year.

Nearly everyone who says this doesn’t know WTF they are talking about.

 Anche a scopo didattico, pubblico alcune note sul Piano strutturale di bilancio che il governo sta discutendo con la Commissione Europea. Una sintesi è apparsa su Il Fatto del 31 ottobre 2024.La nuova governance fiscale europea fra mezze verità e metafisica  Sergio Cesaratto (Unisi-Deps) Con il voto del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio della UE, nell’aprile 2024 sono stati adottati i testi legislativi che delineano la nuova governance economica dell’Unione [1] Obiettivi...